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STUDENT HANDBOOK
LEVEL 1 (CLASS IX)
IT - NQ 2012
The national curriculum Framework, 2005, recommends that childrens life at school must be
linked to their life outside the school. This principle makes a departure from the legacy of
bookish learning which continues to shape our systems and causes a gap between the school,
home, community and the workplace.
The student workbook on Information Technology (IT) is a part of the qualification package
developed for the implementation of National Vocational Education Qualification Framework
(NVEQF), an initiative of ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India
to set common principles and guidelines for a nationally recognized qualification system
covering the schools, vocational education and training institutions, technical education
institutions, college and universities. It is envisaged that the NVEQF will promote transparency
of qualifications, cross- sectoral learning, student qualifications, thus encouraging life long
learning.
This student workbook, which form a part of vocational qualification package for students who
have passed class VIII or equivalent examination, was created by group of experts. The IT-ITeS
skill development council approved by the national skill development corporation (NSDC) for the
IT/ITes industry developed the national occupation standards (NOS). The national occupation
standards are a set of competency standards and guidelines endorsed by the representatives of
IT industry for recognizing and assessing skills and knowledge needed to perform effectively in
the workplace.
The CBSE has developed learning materials (units) for the vocational qualification package in
IT/ITes sector for NVEQF levels 1 to 4 ; level 1 is equivalent to class IX. Based on NOS,
occupation related core competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities) were identified for
development of curriculum and learning modules (units).
This student workbook attempts to discourage rote learning and to bring about necessary
flexibility in offering of courses, necessary for breaking the sharp boundaries between different
subject areas. The workbook attempts to enhance this endeavor by giving higher priority and
space to opportunities for contemplation and wondering, discussion in small groups and
activities requiring hands on experience.
Any suggestions, feedback from the readers for improvement in the future editions of the
volume shall be heartily welcomed.
Basics of spreadsheet 1 4
Inserting and deleting cells 1 2
Formatting Spreadsheet 2 4
Using Formulae 1 8
Using Functions and Obtaining charts 1 6
Basics of a presentation 2 6
Inserting and duplicating slides 1 4
Formatting slides 1 6
Inserting hyperlink, pictures and tables 1 4
Setting up slide show 1 4
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Ignite Mind
"Computing is not about computers anymore, it is about Living"
Nicholas Negroponte
Learning Objectives
After studying this unit the students will attain competencies to:
Introduction
Just a few years back, people used to pick up paper and pen to do all their
calculations. A good knowledge of mathematics was required to solve complicated
problems related to calculations and yet the process was quite time consuming.
People used to fill in lot of pages in their diaries with the contact address and phone
numbers of their friends, relatives and clients. A great effort used to go in searching
for information from large number of pages of different books and notebooks. Big
companies used to invest a lot of amount in transportation of their experts to various
work locations to solve day to day problems. People used to communicate through
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traditional mails which used to take 3 to 10 days time to reach destinations. Today,
Information Technology (IT) has a great influence on all aspects of our life. Almost all
work places and our lives are getting automated with the help of IT tools and its
applications. IT is acquiring, processing, storing and disseminating numerical, textual,
audio and video form of information with the help of electronic machine, computing
instructions and network applications. Moreover, knowledge of IT is an essential
component to prepare the current generation to work in these environments to equip
them with various aspects of it such as understanding the concept of IT and its scope,
operating a computer, using various office tools, using Internet etc. This chapter will
deals with the basics of IT.
Resource Requirements
Hardware
A computer system with Internet connectivity
Software
GUI Operating System
Internet Browser
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A computer system is broadly divided into three units Input Unit, Central Processing
Unit (CPU) and Output Unit. Input unit helps the user to enter raw data and
instructions into the computer system, central processing unit performs the required
operations as per given instructions and at the end output unit produces meaningful
results in the desired format for the user.
Let us understand this concept with the help of an example - What information will
you require to calculate the amount to be paid to shopkeeper for buying several
pieces of a branded pen? You will require its Unit Price and Quantity procured by you
So Unit Price and Quantity will become the raw data to be entered by you through
the input unit. Now, you need to multiply both these values to know the Amount to be
paid to the shopkeeper So Multiplication of these two values will become the
operation, which will be performed by the CPU and the Amount, which is the result
will be on the Output unit of a computer system.
The CPU is further divided into three parts (i) control unit (CU), (ii) arithmetic & logic
unit (ALU) and (iii) memory unit (MU). Inside CPU, Control unit acts as a receptionist
and a manager of a company. It receives each and every instruction from user and
coordinates between different parts to perform various operations. Arithmetic and
logic unit acts as an accountant of a company, which performs all the mathematical
and logical calculations. And memory unit acts as a temporary store of a company,
where small amount of data is stored while other operations are being performed. In
addition to these units, a computer system also has secondary storage device to hold
or store large amount of data for later use by various applications running on it.
Figure 1.1 illustrates the interconnection of these units and secondary storage device.
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Now, you must be wondering how you can recognize these units in the form of real
devices in a personal computer system. You might have seen a device having several
buttons (known as keys) with alphabets and numbers, this device is known as
keyboard, which acts as an input device of the computer system. You might have also
seen another oval shaped device with two/three buttons in front, this device is known
as mouse, which is also an input device of the computer system. Further, you can see
a vertically standing/horizontally places box/case with an on/off/reset button this
cabinet/case is known as CPU cabinet, which also contains place to hold secondary
storage devices such as hard disk to hold large amount of data and instructions and
Compact Disc (CD)/Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)/Blue Ray drive to keep data on
portable discs. One of the most common output devices is LCD/LED/Monitor, which is
used as output unit to display the results coming out from a computer. The computer
system may also have some more additional devices connected with it to act as input
and output devices as per the requirement of an individual work.
For example,
Input/Output Purpose Sample Requirement
device
Mic/mike Used to take the audio input To record nursery rhymes in the
system
Scanner Used to accept digital input from To scan a picture that is to be
a paper picture/image/document. included in an assignment
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The memory unit of CPU is further divided into two components, one is known as
Random Access Memory (RAM) to take care of intermediate storage of data while
working on a computer system and another Read Only Memory (ROM) to keep the
essential instructions written and stored by the manufacturer to load operating
system and take care of basic input/output operations also referred as BIOS i.e.
Basic Input Output System.
In the computer, the data is stored in the form of Bits and Bytes. Bit (Binary Digit
represented by 0 or 1) is the smallest storage unit, 8 Bits combined together form a
single byte, which in turn represent a single character. Let us see an example, if the
name RAVI is required to be stored in computer, it will need 4 bytes in the
computers memory. The following table represents other higher units of computer
memory.
Kilo Byte (KB) 1 Kilo Byte = 1024 Bytes(or 210 Bytes) 1024
Mega Byte (MB) 1 Mega Byte = 1024 Kilo Byte(or 210 KB) 1024x1024
Giga Byte (GB) 1 Giga Byte = 1024 Mega Byte(or 210 MB) 1024x1024x1024
Tera Byte (TB) 1 Tera Byte = 1024 Giga Byte(or 210 GB) 1024x1024x1024x1024
RAM and ROM discussed in the above paragraph constitute Primary Memory. Now, let
us discuss in detail about the various Secondary Storage Devices. The secondary
storage devices are basically used to store large amount of data (with capacity in the
range of 20 GB to 2 TB) permanently on computer, i.e. the data is retained even when
the system is switched off. Hard Disc is one of the most important secondary storage
devices, which is used to hold (store) operating system, office applications, utility
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software and the users data, etc. It is usually fitted in the cabinet of CPU, so that it
cannot be easily removed from the computer system. Apart from hard disk, one can
always use additional (portable) secondary storage devices such as Compact Disk (CD
with a storage capacity of 750 MB), Digital Versatile Disk (DVD with a capacity of
around 4.5 GB), Blue-ray Disk (with a storage capacity of around 25 GB/50GB), Pen
Drives (with a storage capacity of 512 MB to 32 GB), Memory Stick (with a storage
capacity of 512 MB to 32 GB).
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Some of the common ports & cables along with their pictures are described in Figure
1.3:
A USB (Universal Serial Bus) FireWire ports are forms of a Ethernet Port is used to
port is a standard cable serial port that make use of connect computers and
connection interface FireWire technology to transfer other devices to form a
available on personal data rapidly from one electronic computer network. It uses
computers and some other device to another. The FireWire Ethernet cables to
electronic devices for data port has the ability to interact establish efficient and
communication. USB ports with a number of different effective communication
allow stand-alone electronic devices. A FireWire port can between computers and
devices to be connected provide an ideal way to connect a other peripheral devices
with the help of cables to a scanner and digital camera to a such as modem, router,
computer (or to each other). computer system as the data multimedia projector etc.
USB ports can also supply transfer is relatively faster than on
electric power across the USB and also results in excellent
cable to devices without quality.
their own.
Pins: 8 Pins
Pins: 4 Standard:
Standard: Pins: 4,6,9
IEEE Std 802.1 to 802.10
Industry Standard in 1990 Standard:
IEEE 1394
Figure 1.3: Common Ports and Cables
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Apart from the above, let us now try to understand a little bit about the parallel port,
which is now phasing out and apparently missing in all the latest personal computers.
A parallel port is a type of interface found on computers for connecting various
peripherals as shown in Figure 1.4. It is also known as a printer port. The IEEE 1284
standard defines the bi-directional version of the port, which allows the transmission
and reception of data bits at the same time.
Know More!
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE (read I-Triple-E) is the worlds largest
professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for
the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through IEEE's
highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and
educational activities.
Printer Side
Computer Side
Pins: 25
Standard:
IEEE 1284
Figure 1.4: (Left) Parallel Port on Computer (Right) Cable Computer Side & Printer Side Sockets
Summary
A computer system comprises of Input, Processor, Primary/Secondary Memory
and Output
Input unit helps in accepting data and instructions from the user
Output unit helps in displaying/printing the results from the computer
Central Processing Unit is the brain of a computer system
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Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
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Desktop - A desktop is a computer display area of windows that contains the various
objects one might find in the computer. On the desktop of your computer, you may
find pictures with the following labels (i) My Computer or Computer it contain all
the storage areas of your computer (Hard Disk, Floppy Disk, CD/DVD etc.), (ii)
Recycle Bin it contains all the deleted content of your computer, (ii) My Network
Places or Network it contains the information of interconnected computers (if any),
(iv) My Documents or Documents it contains a common area to store various types
of files on the computer. You may find some more pictures on the desktop with self-
explanatory labels. All these pictures, which you see on screen, are known as icons.
At the bottom of desktop, you can see a bar (known as Taskbar), left side of which
may contain a Start button, right side may contain date time & active device/utility
information and the center of the taskbar may have some shortcuts & active
applications. Shortcuts are the direct links to help the user to start the application,
which may be stored anywhere on the computer.
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Desktop
Mouse Pointer
Shortcuts for
various Active application Time and Active
START Button Utilities
applications
Taskbar
It is also important for you to know, which area of desktop will perform an operation
on left click of a mouse button. You can click on any shortcut or buttons, to start an
application or to perform the desired task. Now, just look at the figure 1.7 to view a
sample menu and sub-menu display, which you will see after clicking the Start Menu.
Here, you will see various options you can choose from. The common ones are: (i)
Help & Support to provide documented form of basic help information to work on the
computer, (ii) Search to help you searching for an applications or a file, (iii) Settings
to customize various settings (Display, Hardware, Software etc.) of the computer, (iv)
Documents to provide you quick links to all recent documents, which were
opened/modified recently on the computer, (v) Programs to display a submenu with
list of various applications available on the computer to work on. The Start menu also
gives you an option to Log Off/Shut Down/Turn Off the computer. These options may
vary from version to version and OS to OS. You can easily identify them, as you will
find similar names for them.
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Let us now, discuss about some common applications, which come along with the
operating system. Notepad is one such application, which allows you to type in the
content in a text file, save it on the hard disk and print the same, if required.
In My Computer or Computer, you will find a list of all the Secondary Storage
device(s) available on your computer. These drives are represented in the form of
alphabets (from A: to Z:). For example C: Drive normally represents the first hard disk
present in your system, D: Drive may represent the second hard disk or CD/DVD Drive.
A: and B: Drives normally represent Floppy Drives, last alphabets are normally used to
represent Network Drives (i.e., the hard disk or DVD drive of another computer). A
sample content is shown below in Figure 1.7:
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The data on computer can be organized in files and folders. Files are the immediate
container of the content created by you using a particular tool/application. Like using
Notepad, you create a Text file REPORT.TXT containing report of a particular
program organized in your school, you might create another text file LESSON1.TXT
containing a list of assignments to be given in a class and using paint tool, you might
create a file MYCREATION.BMP. All these are known as files. When you have many
files loaded or stored on the computer, you would like them to be organized in
separate groups to manage your files easily. You can create Folders on computer to
represent these groups, where each folder can hold any number of file(s) or sub-
folder(s). For example, you can create a folder as Movies with sub-folders as Hindi
and English to contain Hindi Movie Files and English Movies Files respectively, and you
may create a Folder with name Academics with sub-folders as School Work,
Homework and Downloaded resources to hold related files. Figure 1.8 illustrates a
Folder as CBSE VOCATIONAL 2012 with its content as Files ITBookReference.txt,
Logo.JPG, Excercise1.odt, Expenses.ods, Class9Lesson1.odp, RESUME.pdf.
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OR
Click Start -> Run and type in NOTEPAD and click on open
Once the notepad is loaded, type the content required by you in the text file.
Saving the File: After typing in the desired content, you may like to save the content
permanently on the hard disk of the computer or any other secondary storage device.
To do this, you need to follow the instructions given below:
[1] Click File -> [2] Click Save -> [3] Chose the correct location -> [4] Type in the
name of the file -> [5] Click Save button
Printing File: Follow the following steps to print the content of the text file
[1] Click File -> [2] Click Print -> [3] Select Printer -> [4] Click Print Button
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2
3
4 5
Clicking Start->Programs->Accessories->Paint
OR
Click Start -> Run and type in MSPAINT and click on open
Paint tool is the most basic software to draw pictures with the help of various tools
such as Pencil Tool, Brush Tool, Air Brush Tool, Text Tool, Line tool, Curve Tool,
Rectangle Tool, Polygon Tool, Ellipse Tool and Rounded Rectangle tool (as shown in
Figure 1.11).
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Free Form Select helps in Selection of any shape Select tools helps in rectangular selection
Eraser tool erases a portion of picture Fill Color tool fills color in the closed boundary
Pick color picks color from one place and fill in Magnifier tool magnifies the picture
the other place
Pencil tool to draw continuous thin free hand line Brush tool for drawing thick free hand line
Air brush tool is for spreading colors Text tool is for writing text in the picture
Line tool to draw straight line Curve tool to draw symmetrical curves
Ractangle tool to draw rectangular shape Polygon tool to draw a figure with multiple corners
Ellipse tool to draw circles and ellipse Rounded Rectangle tool to draw a figure with
multiple corners
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Figure 1.12a: Basic Color Palette Figure 1.12b: Edit Color Palette
After drawing picture, you can save the file permanently in hard disk or any other
storages device in various file formats such as BMP (Bit Map File this is a large
picture file format, can also be used to be inserted in a document), JPG (here JPG is
the short form of Joint Picture Expert Group this small/large picture file format is
most common picture file format, also used on the website or can be inserted in the
documents) and GIF (Graphic Image File - this small/large picture file format is also a
common picture file format, can be used on the website or can be inserted in the
documents). A sample screen shot is shown in the Figure 1.14 to save the file in the
desired format.
[1] Click File -> [2] Click Save -> [3] Chose the correct location -> [4] Select the
required picture file format [5] Type in the name of the file -> [6] Click Save button
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4 5 6
Let us see the use of different tools, to decide which tool to be opted for a particular
shape or design. You will use the pencil tool to freely draw any shape using requiring
a thin tip. The Figure 1.14 illustrates some of the drawing made with the help of
pencil tool. Before drawing any shape or design, you can choose the color of pencil
accordingly.
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You will use the Brush or Air Brush tool to freely draw any shape using requiring a
thick tip. The brush tool will have the solid color tip, where as the Air Brush will have
dotted tip for drawing. The Figure 1.15a and Figure 1.15b illustrate the drawings
made with the help of Brush and Air Brush tools respectively. Here also, you can
choose the color for your Brushes accordingly.
Figure 1.15a: Drawings using Brush tool Figure 1.15b: Drawings using Air Brush tool
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While drawing any picture, if you wish to select and move/copy any portion of the
drawing to any other part of the drawing, you can do so by Select tools Free Form
Select tool or (Rectangular) Select Tool. Figures 1.18a and Figure 1.18b illustrate the
example of selecting and moving the portion of a picture using Free Form Select and
Rectangle Select tools respectively
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Figure 1.18a: Select Tool (Rectangle Select) Figure 1.18b: Free Form Select
There are few more interesting options available in Paint software such as
Flip/Rotate. (1) Select any portion of your drawing/picture as shown in Figure 1.19a
(2) Click Image option of menu as shown in Figure 1.19b (3) Click Flip/Rotate option
(4) In the popup select Flip Horizontal and click OK button as shown in Figure 19c (5)
Look at the flipped portion of the picture as shown in Figure 1.19d.
Figure 1.19a: Select Tool (Rectangle Select) Figure 1.19b: Flip/Rotate Select
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In the same way you can try other options such as Strech/Skew. Stretch option will
help you to stretch/squeeze the portion selected by you, where as skew will help you
to tilt the selected portion at an angle horizontally or vertically. The following Figures
1.20a to 1.20 illustrate the Stretch and Skew options.
Figure 1.20a: Stretch (60% of original) Figure 1.20b: Stretch (120% of original)
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Figure 1.21c: Skew (45% Horizontal) Figure 1.20d: Skew (45% Vertical)
Practice Time
Draw the following in Paint Tool and save the pictures as JPG files in a folder with the
your name:
1. Draw all basic Geometric Figures Triangle, Square, Rectangle and Circle, color
them with different colors and label them accordingly. Save the file as
SHAPES.JPG
2. Draw a Tree and add a slogan SAVE TREES. Save the file as SAVETREE.JPG
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3. Draw a picture of hut and write My House. Save the file as MYHOUSE.BMP
Summary
Operating System is the main software essentially required to make a personal
computer work.
MS Windows, LINUX, UNIX and MAC OS are operating systems.
Folders are used to contain files in organized manner, which can be categorized
under the same domain.
A desktop is a computer display area of windows that contains the various
objects one might find in the computer.
My Computer contains a list of all the Secondary Storage device(s) available on
your computer.
TXT is the file extension for Text Files created in Notepad.
BMP, JPG, GIF and TIFF are the various file formats for storing images and
pictures.
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Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
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Here are some of the ways to rename, copy, cut and paste files.
Close the file to be renamed, if opened. Locate and Select the file [1] click the right
button of mouse [2] Select Rename [3] The filename will become editable type the
new name and press ENTER Key on the keyboard
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OR
Locate and Select the file [1] Click F2 button of mouse [2] The filename will become
editable type the new name and press ENTER Key on the keyboard
OR
Locate and Select the file [1] Press CTR & C Keys together [2] Change the Drive and
Folder to target location [3] Press CTR & V Keys together
Note: In Copy-Paste, the file will remain there in the original location and a copy of
the same will be saved on the new location
A folder is basically a container, in which the files can be organized in the computers
storage devices. We create folders to keep different kind of information separately
for later use. You already have seen some icons of some files above and you can very
well put those files in the appropriate folders.
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Locate and Select the folder [1] Press Delete key on keyboard [2] Pop up will ask to
confirm File Delete Click on YES
If we wish to select all the files with in a folder in one go, we can simply go in that
folder and select them by pressing CTR & A together as shown in the following picture
all the files in the folder are selected. After selecting the files, we can Copy or Cut
these files with the help of CTR & C or CTR & X.
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We can select some of the files, which are one next to each other in a particular
folder with the help of Shift and direction keys (Left, Right, Up and Down Keys) as
shown in the following picture the first four files in a sequence are selected.
We can also select some of the files, which are not in a sequence by holding CTR key
and using Left button of Mouse one by one as shown in the following picture three
files selected, which are not in sequence.
Summary
Files help us to store information in it
Folders help us to organize files properly
We can rename files/folders
We can Copy file/folders from one storage location by using CTR+C Keys
together
We can Cut file/folders from one storage location by using CTR+X Keys together
We can Paste file/folders to any location by using CTR+C Keys together
We can select all files in a folder by using Ctr+A Keys together
We can select files in a sequence with the help of combination of
Shift+Direction Keys together
We can select some files (which are not in sequence in folder), by pressing Ctr
and pressing Left mouse button one by one
Meaningful names of files/folders help us to find the information quickly from
storage devices.
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Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
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The home users normally take internet connection from Cable operators or they
subscribe broadband connections from major internet service providers. The speed of
such connections varies from 256 kbps to 2 mbps. Such connections are shared with
many users at the same time and so its speed varies depending on various users
internet activity at that point of time.
The corporate users prefer subscribing a leased line internet connection for faster,
effective and reliable connectivity. The speed of such connections varies from 1 mbps
to 100 mbps. These connections are provided with the help of dedicated connectivity
with service providers internet server.
Internet Browser It is the software, which helps you to access web pages from
various websites. There are various Internet browsers available such as Google
Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera and Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer comes
by default alongwith Microsoft Windows operating system and other browsers can be
downloaded freely from their relevant websites.
Searching for information with the help of browser there are a number of search
engines such as google.com, yahoo.com, bing.com etc. Any of these search engines
can be loaded on the browser to search for specific information from world wide web.
However, the following tips can help you make the most of your searches.
1. If you type the words [India and America] will give different results than when
you type only [India] or only [America]
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2. Every word, what you type as search word matters. Generally, all the words
you put in the query are used by the search engines.
3. Search is always case insensitive. A search for [Delhi CAPITAL of India] is the
same as a search for [delhi capital of india ].
4. Generally, punctuation symbols are ignored, such as @#$%^&*()=+[]\.
5. To make sure that your search engine returns the most relevant results, there
are some exceptions to the rules above, which are as follows.
Specific tips for better searches
Keep the searching text (word or words) simple. If you are looking for a
particular school, just enter its name, or as much of its name as you can recall.
If you're looking for a particular product, place, or concept - start with its name.
Think how the page you are looking for will be written.
Remember, a search engine a computer program, and it is not a human. It is a
program that matches the words you give to pages on the world wide web. Use
the words that are most likely to appear on the web page. For example, instead
of saying [pain in my head], you should say [headache ], because that's the term
a medical page will use. The query [which five countries produce maximum
coconuts in the world] is very clear to us, but the document that gives the
answer may not have those words. Instead, use the query [Top 5 coconut
producing countries], because that is probably what the right page will say.
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Summary
VSNL, BSNL, Airtel and Reliance are some of the Internet Service providers in
India
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Internet Explorer are some of the
commonly used internet browsers
Various search engines help us to obtain/search various information from world
wide web
In search engines, search words are case insensitive.
In search engines, we should use simple words
Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
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To send or receive email, you need to first create an email account by providing some
of your personal information, login name and password. Sample sets of steps are as
follows in Figure 1.29a to Figure 1.29d
Figure 1.29a
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Step 2: Enter First Name, Last Name and Desired Login Name (Click Check availability
to see if the desired login name is available or not), Password (at least with 8
characters preferably a combination of alphabets, digits and some special characters
such as * & # $ to make it a strong password at the same time make sure that it
memorable)
Figure 1.29b
Step 3: Enter a security question & answer alongwith a recovery mail (you may write
your parents email address as your recovery mail) all this information will help you
to regain access to your email in case you forget your password. Alongwith this, you
need to provide your location, date of birth and word verification (you need to type
exactly the same characters, which you see on screen.
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Figure 1.29c
Step 4: Finally, you need to read and accept the terms and conditions to create the
account.
Click here to
create the
account
Figure 1.29d
Step 5: If all the information and password is correctly entered, your account will get
created, else you need to go through the process of Step 1 to Step 4 once again.
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Once the account is created, you can login (Sign in) to your account any time later.
To Sign in your account, you just type in the address of your email service provider
such as www.gmail.com in the address bar of your browser. Type in the your
Username & Password and Sign in to your account. A sample Sign in screen is shown in
Figure 1.30 for your reference.
3. Click Sign In
After signing into your account, you will see the email account desktop as shown in
the Figure 1.31
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Contains all the mails, which you typed and want to send later
On the email account desktop, you can see some of the options as shown in Figure
1.31. You can observe some of the basic options as:
Inbox it is link to a folder that contains all the emails received by you.
Sent Mail it is link to a folder that keeps all the mails sent by you from your email
account.
Compose mail it is a link, which opens the option for you to type in the Receivers
Email/Target Email address(es), Subject of the Email, content of the email and gives
you the option to send this mail to all the people whose address(es) is/are mentioned.
In compose mail, Target Email address(es) can be typed in To( or/and cc or/and bcc)
option. Here, cc means carbon copy, if you want to add more addresses of receivers,
who are supposed to receive this email. In this case, all the receivers will be able to
see all the email addresses to which this email is sent, whereas bcc means blind
carbon copy, here also you can write the more email addresses of receivers, but these
email addresses will not be visible in the receivers emails. If you enter more than
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one addresses in any one of these options, you can separate address(es) with the help
of comma (,). Writing one address in any
Examples: one of these options is must
To abc@abc.com
Cc sarvodayavidyalaya@cbse.nic.in, info@xyz.com
Bcc personal@xyz.com
1. Click
2. Type in the
Compose 3. Type in the
email address
mail Subject of email
In most of the modern Email Services, a formatting toolbar is also available to set the text in
Bold, Italics, Underlined etc. Figure 1.33 illustrates the Format Toolbar available in Gmail.
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You can see the Figure 1.34, which illustrates email content in Hindi.
Practice time
Write an email to your computer teacher sharing with him your result of an Inter-
School Event.
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which allow people to see and talk to each other in real time. It requires faster
internet connectivity.
Summary
Email is one of the ways to communicate digitally with the help of Internet.
Every email id is unique on the world wide web i.e., no two people can have
the same email id.
Email id will always contain @ symbol
You can type in different languages in while composing a message in Gmail.
Inbox contains the mail received in the individual email id
Chat is instant text message exchange between people over the internet
Video Conferencing allows video and audio communication over the internet
IP Telephony helps in cost effective audio communication
Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
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Assessment
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Computer system has a unit, which displays the results from it.
A. Central Processing Unit
B. Memory Unit
C. Input Unit
D. Output unit
3. We can enter the audio form of data into a computer system with the help of
A. Mike
B. Scanner
C. Keyboard
D. Barcode Reader
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10. Which of the following combination of keys are used for copying a particular
file in a folder?
A. CTR+V
B. CTR+X
C. CTR+C
D. CTR+A
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Suggested Reading
Reference books
Peter Norton's Introduction To Computers Fifth Edition Student Edition, Peter
Norton,
Websites
http://www.gcflearnfree.org
http://www.grassrootsdesign.com
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Ignite Mind
"Design is a funny word, some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you
dig deeper, its really how it works"
Steve Jobs
Learning objectives
After studying this unit the students will attain competency to:
Create, Save, and Print simple documents using a Word Processor.
Use page Style and templates.
Edit document and use advanced formatting features.
Work on multiple documents simultaneously.
Create and work with tables in a document.
Work with images, drawings, and gallery objects.
Introduction
Everyday we come across many documents like notices, letters, circulars, question papers,
notes and assignments, admission forms, bio-data etc. Imagine the preparation of such
documents using a typewriter. For every correction in a page the whole page is to be retyped.
After the final version is typed, it is to be kept safe very carefully because recreation will again
take the same amount of time and efforts. More care has to be taken if the document is to be
preserved for a longer time (may be a few years). It used to happen until the development of
word processors. Now a day, almost all the documents are prepared on computer using word
processor. Using a word processor we can create any kind of document. Word processors allow
us to preserve digital copy of our documents for practically infinite time. When correction is to
be made, it is to be made only at the relevant word or sentence. Insertion and deletion of text
is very easy using a word processor. There are many more advantages of using word processors.
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Word processors are the most widely used application software. In this lesson we will learn the
use of word processor for preparing documents.
Resource requirement
Hardware
A working computer system
Software
A word processor (Preferably OpenOffice Writer, which is downloadable from
OpenOffice.org).
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ELEMENT 1-BASICS OF WORD PROCESSING
A word processor is a software used for creating, editing, formatting, and printing any type of
printable material. Any material created using a word processor is called a document and the
process of using a word processor is called word processing. A document may contain any
combination of plain text, images, and shapes. A word processor allows us to save our
documents in the computer and use them whenever required. It means that if we create some
documents using a word processor and save these documents in the computer, then at any time
the same day, the next day, next week, after a month, or even after years we can use these
documents. A document once created and saved can be used later and it can also be modified
later.
There are many word processors available in the market. These include MS Word, OpenOffice
Writer, Kingsoft Writer, QuickSilver etc. OpenOffice Writer is an open source software and is
available free of cost. It can be easily downloaded from the Internet from the site:
www.OpenOffice.org.
Know More!
OpenOffice Writer is a part of OpenOffice.org. OpenOffice.org is a collection of software which
includes OpenOffice.org Base (a DBMS), OpenOffice.org Calc (A spreadsheet package), OpenOffice.org
Draw (a vector graphics editor), OpenOffice.org Impress (A presentation package), OpenOffice.org
Math (for creating and editing mathematical formulae), and OpenOffice.org Writer (A word
processor). This way OpenOffice.org contains all the software which are used for any kind of
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all the concepts covered here.
Let us now start the practical learning.
To start Writer, follow the following steps:
Click at [1]Start [2]All Programs [3]OpenOffice.org [4]OpenOffice.org Writer
as shown in Figure 1.1.
OR
There may be an icon for Writer on the Desktop. If it is there Double Click it to start Writer.
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OR
There may be an icon for Writer on the Start menu. If it is there Click it to start Writer.
Writer window looks as follows (Figure 1.2). Here the Writer window is shown with labeling of
some major components.
Status Bar
Everyday we come across many documents like question papers, students list,
study material in the form of notes and assignments, admission forms, bio-data
etc. Almost all of these documents are prepared using word processors. Word
processors are the most widely used application software. Using a word processor
we can create any kind of document. In this lesson we will to learn how to use a
word processor to create desired documents.
To save this text in the above mentioned folder, choose the option [1]File [2]Save from the
Menu Bar.
Then another window (Save As window) opens as shown in Figure 1.3. In this window select the
desired folder from the Save in combo box. Then give the file name, let us say Document1, in
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the File name box. Then click at the Save button to save this document. Writer automatically
gives the extension .odt to the document.
Now if you check the folder, you will find this document saved in it with the name
Document1.odt.
If you want to work with this document again, you can open it in three ways
(i) By selecting the option [1]File [2]Open from the Menu Bar.
(ii) By selecting the document name from the option [1]File [2]Recent Documents from
the Menu Bar.
(iii) By Double Click at the document icon in the folder where the document is stored.
Let us now create another document and learn a few more things in Writer. For this we shall
create the following document. Note that the symbol in this text represents the Enter key
on the keyboard. While entering text Enter key has to be pressed only after a paragraph ends. It
means that while typing this text you have to press Enter key at five places only and not after
every line of text.
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So, now you should start Writer and enter the above text. Do not worry about the colour or any
other feature of the text. We shall learn it all. You just type the given text.
After typing the text you find that it is not in the given format. In the given text observe the
following characteristics:
(i) In the first line, the word Circles is Blue in colour, it is underlined, is bigger than the
remaining text, appears exactly in the centre of the line, and has style different from the
remaining text.
(ii) The words circle, centre, Radius, Diameter, Chord, and Circumference are bolder than
the remaining text.
(iii) All the lines of the first paragraph start from the same position.
(iv) All the lines in the second paragraph end at the same position.
(v) All the lines in the third paragraph start as well as end at the same position.
(vi) All the lines in the fourth paragraph appear exactly in the centre (horizontally).
We shall achieve these effects in our document using the following features of Writer:
(i) Font Name, Font Size, Font color: Font refers to the look of characters in the
document. Look of characters can be changed using the Font Name, Font Size, and Font
Color from the format toolbar.
(ii) Alignment: Alignment of text refers to start and end position of the text in the
document. Text can have Left alignment, Right alignment, Centre alignment, or Justified
alignment. Different paragraphs in a document can have different alignments. Alignment
of a paragraph can be changed by choosing the appropriate option from the format
toolbar.
(iii) Bold, Italics, Underline: Text or parts of text in a document can be Bold, Italicised
(Tilted), and/or underlined. This can be done by choosing the appropriate options from
the format toolbar.
Now we shall apply these features on our document to achieve the desired effects. For this we
have to follow the following steps:
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(i) Select the text in the first line (Circles). Click at the down arrow in Font Name combo
box, and select the Font Name Times New Roman. Similarly select Font Size 16, and
Font Color Blue. Click at the Centre alignment.
(ii) Select the word circle in the second line and click the Bold button in the format menu.
The word circle will become bold. Similarly set all the desired words Bold in the given
text.
(iii) Now click anywhere in the second paragraph and then click at the right alignment button.
Second paragraph gets right aligned. Similarly click in third paragraph and click at
justified alignment button. Click in the fourth paragraph and click at Centre alignment
button. There is no need to align the first paragraph because it is already left justified by
default.
Keyboard Shortcuts: The buttons Bold, Italic, and Underline have their corresponding keyboard
shortcuts also. After selecting the text, instead of clicking at these buttons, we can use
corresponding keyboard shortcuts for the desired effects. These shortcuts are listed in the table
below:
SNo Operation Keyboard Shortcut
1. Bold Ctrl+B
2. Italicize Ctrl+I
3. Underline Ctrl+U
Here Ctrl+B means that we have to press Ctrl button on the keyboard and while keeping it
pressed immediately we have to press character B and release both the buttons. Keyboard
shortcuts are available for many other functions also.
Now we have the document as required. Similarly, you can create any other document and
format it as required.
After creating a document we usually want to print it for later reference. Writer gives us option
to print our documents. Writer also gives us option to check the look of our printed document
even before it is printed. This option is called Page Preview and is available through the File
option in Menu Bar.
By using this option we can check whether the printout will be exactly like we expect. If it is so
then we can print the document through the Print option in File option of Menu Bar. Otherwise,
we can edit the document in the way we want before printing it.
When we choose the print option, Writer shows a Print Window as follows:
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Through this Print window we can set some basic print settings as:
(i) Printer: If there are multiple printers attached to our computer or if our computer is a
part of a network of computers which contains more than one printers, then we can
select the printer on which we want to take the printout.
(ii) Print Range: We can select whether we want to print (i) the whole document, (ii) some
pages of the document, or (iii) Selected text from the document.
(iii) Number of Copies: We can select how many copies of the document we want to print.
After selecting the desired options if we click at OK, the document gets printed.
Summary
A word processor is software used for creating, editing, formatting, and printing any type
of printable material.
Some of the popular word processors are MS Word, OpenOffice Writer, Kingsoft Writer,
QuickSilver.
OpenOffice Writer is a part of software package OpenOffice.org.
OpenOffice Writer saves the documents in Open Document format with extension odt.
Documents can be formatted by setting Fonts (Font Name, Font Size, Font Color) and
Alignment (Left, Right, Center, Justify).
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Documents can be formatted by setting some text Bold, Italics, and Underline.
Writer provides keyboard shortcuts for many operations.
Writer gives us option to print our documents.
Using Print Preview we can view how the printout of our document will look before
actually taking the printout.
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(i) Margins: Page margins are the blank space around the edges of the page.
(ii) Indents: Indents are the spaces between the beginning / end of a line and the left /
right margin as. The space between beginning of a line and left margin is called the Left
Indent. The space between end of a line and right margin is called the Right Indent.
Notice that Margins are along the border of the page while Indents are in the Main
Content Area.
(iii) Format: Refers to the paper size. We can select any predefined paper size (A3, A4,
Letter etc.) or we can create a custom format by entering the dimensions (Height and
width) of the paper.
(iv) Orientation: Orientation refers to Portrait (length wise) or Landscape (width wise)
printing. Default orientation of a page is portrait. If the orientation is changed to
Landscape, its height and width will interchange as illustrated in Figure 1.7 below.
The Indents and Margins are illustrated in below in the Figure 1.6.
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The blocked portion at the ends of rulers represents margins. Margins can be set by dragging
the end lines of the margins as shown in the diagram.
Now let us see how can we set the indents of paragraphs in a document. Let us observe the
horizontal ruler again. On this ruler we see three small triangles called Indent Markers (Figure
1.10).
To change the left paragraph indent, select the paragraph or click anywhere in the
paragraph and drag the paragraph marker (lower left triangle) to the desired location.
To change the right paragraph indent, select the paragraph or click anywhere in the
paragraph and drag the right indent marker (lower right triangle) to the desired location.
To change the first line indent of a selected paragraph, drag the top left triangle on the
horizontal ruler to a new location.
Through this window we can adjust the paragraph and line spacing. Just click at the down arrow
in the Line spacing combo box to find out what different options for Line spacing are available.
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Templates:
Creating a simple document is the basic requirement, but it is not sufficient. One should also
know how to create formal and official documents like letters, circulars, memos, fax etc.
Templates are really handy for standardization of such documents. A template is a document
which defines a standard layout and look and feel of a document. For example, a template for
an official letter defines the positions on the page where different parts of the letter appear,
and also the font name, size, and color of each part. Once a template is created, it can be
saved and used to create any business letter following the same pattern. Using Wizards feature
of Writer we can create templates and then we can create documents based on these
templates. We shall learn this concept with the help of an example.
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Menu bar. It opens another menu which shows different kinds of templates that can be created.
Click at Letter (as we want to create template for letter). It opens Letter Wizard window.
In this window we can choose from three kinds of letter: (i) Business Letter, (ii) Formal Personal
Letter, and (iii) Personal Letter. For our purpose select Personal Letter and click the Next
button. It opens the next window as shown below.
Notice that in this window only three steps(steps 1, 3 and, 6) are enabled. The number of steps
enabled depends on the kind of template we choose. Depending on the kind of template, Writer
decides the number of steps in which the template can be created and then only the relevant
steps are enabled. The current template (Personal Letter) can be created in just two more steps
and therefore, only two more steps (3 and 6) are enabled.
We choose the relevant options and fill in the desired places in this window and click Next
button. After this another window opens in which we have to specify a suitable name for the
template and the location where we want to save the template. In this window we are also
asked if we want to create a letter from this template. If we want to create the letter we
choose this option.
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After this whenever we want to create a letter based on this template, we have to choose the
option [1]File [2]New [3]Templates and Documents. It open Templates and Documents
window. In this window by clicking at Templates icon on the left hand side we can choose the
desired template and create a document based on it. This is illustrated in the following figure.
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Summary
Page style includes Margins, Indents, Format (Paper Size), and Page Orientation
Margins are set for the whole document whereas Indents may be set for individual
paragraphs or for the whole document.
Orientation of a page can be Portrait or Landscape.
Margins and Indents can be set using Rulers.
A template defines the setting of a document. Any number of similar documents can be
created based on the same template.
In Writer we can use predefined standard templates as well as create our own templates.
Self Assessment
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ELEMENT 3 EDITING AND ADVANCED FORMATTING OPTIONS
So far we have learnt how to create, save, open, and print documents. In real situations, many
times it happens that we have to make changes to an existing document. We can see many
examples of this: there may be some circular in which there is need to change the date, there
may be some notes in which some spellings are to be corrected, there may be some incomplete
assignments which need to be completed and so on. This process of making changes in a
document is called editing. Now we shall see what are different features of a word processor
which make editing an easy job.
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(ii) In the third line it should be Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram instead of
Thiruvananthapuram near Thumba
(iii) In the 7th line it should be problems of common man instead of common problems of
man.
(iv) In the 10th line it should be television broadcast instead of broadcast television.
(v) In the 11th line it should be remote sensing instead of sensing remote.
(ii) Now click at the cut icon in the format bar. Alternatively, you can use corresponding
keyboard shortcut Ctrl+X. You will observe that the selected word country get deleted.
Actually this word has been removed from here and has been copied to the clipboard.
(iii) Now click at the beginning of the word started (where you want to put the word country)
and click at paste icon (or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+V). You will observe that the
word country appears before the word started.
So, you have made the desired change in the first line using cut and paste options.
Cut and paste work not only with single words but with any part (multiple consecutive words,
sentences, paragraphs) of the document.
There are two other methods to select a part of the text. These methods are given below:
(i) Drag the mouse over the part which you want to select. That part gets selected.
(ii) Click at the beginning of the text from where you want to start the selection. Then take
the mouse pointer to the end of the portion of the text to be selected. Now press Shift
key on the keyboard and click the mouse while keeping the Shift key pressed. The
desired portion gets selected.
Now try copying the text instead of cutting it. For this select any part of the text and click at
Copy icon or press the corresponding keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C. Nothing noticeable happens
when we copy the text, but the copied part gets copied to the Clipboard. Now if we take the
cursor to any other part of the document and click at paste (or press Ctrl+V) the copied part
gets pasted at the current position. Observe the difference between Cut-Paste and Copy-Paste.
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In the Find and Replace dialog box we observe the following components:
(i) Search For Here we enter the text that is to be searched for or replaced. For example,
in our case we shall enter Dlehi.
(ii) Replace with: Here we enter the new text that will replace the existing text. For
example, in our case we shall enter Delhi.
(iii) Match case: We select this checkbox if we want Writer to differentiate between Capital
and Small letters of alphabet while searching for the word. In our case, we can check it
or leave it unchecked, it will not make any difference.
(iv) Whole words only: We select this checkbox if we want Writer to treat the text to be
searched for as a single word only and not as the part of a word.
(v) Find button: We click this button after entering the search string when we want Writer
to search for the word. When we click this button, Writer searches the document for the
first occurrence of the Search for text. If the text is found, Writer selects that text in
the document, otherwise it shows a dialog box displaying the message Search key not
found.
(vi) Find All button: We click this button if we want Writer to simultaneously find all the
occurrences of the Search for text. When this button is clicked, all the occurrences of
the given text are selected at once.
(vii) Replace: We click this button if we not only want to search for the text in the document
but we also want to replace it with the text given in Replace with box. When we click
this button, first occurrence of the Search for text is replace with the Replace with text.
(viii) Replace All: We click this button if we want to replace all the occurrences of the Search
for text with Replace with text as in our case where we want to replace all the
occurrences of Dlehi with Delhi.
Spell Check
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While typing in Writer you must have noticed that some of the words are automatically
underlined with a red wavy line. These are the misspelled words in our document. Writer has an
inbuilt dictionary. While we type in text, Writer checks each word whether it exists in
dictionary or not. If it does not appear in its dictionary, it is considered a misspelled word and
Writer marks it by underlining it with a red wavy line. That is why, almost all the names that we
type in our documents are marked as misspelled words.
Once we have typed the text, we can take the help of Writer to correct the spellings of
misspelled words. There are two ways to do it:
(i) Right click at the misspelled word. It opens a pop-up menu that shows a list of words that
are close to the misspelled word. We can select the desired word from this menu.
Misspelled word will be automatically replaced by the correct word that we chose from
the list.
If we find that the word that we typed is correct and Writer should ignore it (this may be
in the case of persons names), we can click at Ignore option in this menu. If you want
Writer to ignore all the occurrences of that specific word, click at the option Ignore All.
For example, if we misspell the word Computer as Compter in a document, we can right
click it to correct it as shown in the figure:
(ii) We can click at the Spelling and Grammar button, to open the Spelling window as shown
in the following figure. In this window we are shown all the misspelled words in the
document one-by-one and a list of corresponding suggested words for each word. By
clicking at the suitable options and buttons we can correct all the spelling mistakes.
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Using AutoCorrect
Try typing the sentence thsi shcool is similiar ot taht colege as it is. We observe that
Writer automatically converts it to this school is similar ot that colege . Writer has
automatically corrected the spelling mistakes in many words. But a few words have not been
corrected. ot has not been corrected to to and colege has not been corrected to college.
Writer has a list of most commonly misspelled words and corresponding correct words.
Whenever it find a misspelled word, it checks it in its list of misspelled words. If the misspelled
word is found there, it is replaced by the correct word in the document. We can add more
words to this list. Suppose we want Writer to automatically correct colege to college, we can
add this word to the AutoCorrect list of Writer. After that whenever we type colege in any
document, Writer will automatically correct it to college. This can be done for any number of
words. To make an entry into the AutoCorrect list select the option Tools AutoCorrect
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options. This opens the Autocorrect window. In the Replace box we enter the misspelled word
(colege in our example) and in the With box we enter the correctly spelled word (college in our
example). After this we click at the New button and the word gets entered into the list.
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Keyboard Shorcuts:
Summary
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So far we have learnt some very useful formatting and editing features of a word processor. Let
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Doing this inserts Header in the current page and places the cursor in the header. Header is
marked by a boundary above the top margin of the page. Size of header can be changed using
the Rulers. We can type any text in the header. Whatever we enter in the header area of a page
appears as the header of every page of the document.
As we insert header and put text and fields in it, similarly we can insert footer and insert fields
in it. There is no difference between header and footer except that header appears at the top
and footer appears at the bottom of the page.
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To insert page borders we select the option [1]Format [2]Page from the Menu Bar. This opens
the Page Style window that we have already seen. In the Page Style Window, we open the
Borders tab and get the following window:
Similar to page border, we can insert paragraph border also. To insert a paragraph border, click
anywhere inside the paragraph and select the option [1]Format [2]Paragraph from the Menu
Bar. This opens the Paragraph window that we have already seen. In the Paragraph window, we
open the Borders tab to get the paragraph border options exactly same as page border options
that we saw above. Through this window we can set the paragraph border.
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In the Insert Break window select Page Break option and click OK button. Alternately, we can
press the corresponding keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Enter. Manual page breaks have been entered at
the end of each element while creating this unit also.
Columns:
You must have seen columns in newspapers and magazines. Columns are vertical blocks of text
that are separated by blank spaces or lines as shown in the following figure:
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Keyboard Shorcuts:
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SNo Operation Keyboard Shortcut
1. Insert Page break Ctrl+Enter
Summary
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(ii) The document in which I store all the figures used in this lesson
Writer allows us to simultaneously open multiple documents and work on them. We can very
easily navigate from one document into another, cut/copy text from a document and paste it in
some other document and so on.
Let us assume that we are working on a document Careers in Indian Armed Forces. While
working on this document we have to refer to some other documents Indian Air Force, Indian
Army, and Indian Navy which we have already created. Now, while keeping Careers in
Indian Armed Forces open we choose the option [1]File [2]Open from the Menu Bar. This
opens the Open window and we can select the files which we want to open. The names of all
the open Documents are displayed in the Taskbar as shown below:
Now whichever filename we click in the taskbar, the corresponding documents becomes the
active document. Clipboard is common to all the open documents. Therefore, we can cut/copy
from one document and paste it in another document.
There is another way of switching between several documents. If we click at the Window option
of Manu Bar, we find a list of all the open documents. The currently active documents name is
marked by the symbol . If we click at any other file name, that document becomes the active
document.
Summary
Self Assessment
Table 2.1
Table 2.2
In both these examples, text appears in tabular form. There are many other examples where we
prefer to organize the data in tabular form. Writer provides facility to work with tables.
Inserting a table:
Writer offers following two ways to insert tables in a documents:
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(i) from Menu bar: Choose the option [1]Insert [2]Table from the Menu Bar. This opens
Insert Table window. In this window we can select the name of the table, size (number
of rows and number of columns) of the table and a few more options. After this when we
click at OK button, Writer inserts a table according to our specifications.
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Let us now learn these concepts by creating the two tables given above.
To create Tabel 2.1, perform the following steps:
(i) Insert a table with 5 rows and 6 columns using either of the two ways mentioned above.
Writer places an empty table in the document as shown below:
(ii) Now start entering the text in different cells of the table. To move from one cell to the
next press the tab key. We can also use mouse to move to any cell of the table. After the
text is entered in all the cells, the table should look as follows:
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(iii) We observe that the table is not in the desired format of table 2.1. Observe the following
differences:
a. The first row should have only one long column and not five columns as shown in
this table. Also the text in the first row should be center aligned and should be
bold.
b. In the third row the subject name Maths should spread over two consecutive
columns.
c. The text in all the cells of the table should be center aligned.
d. Column widths should be smaller. Each column should be wide enough just to
accommodate the text in it.
(iv) To make the above changes we perform the following steps:
a. Select the first row by drag the mouse over all the columns (first to last OR last to
first) of this row. Then click the Merge cells button of the Table toolbar.
b. Click at the Centre Align button of Format toolbar. Then click at Bold button. Now
the first row looks as follows:
c. Similarly we can merge and centre aligns column numbers 3 and 4 of the 3rd row.
d. Now take the mouse pointer to the left of first column of first row. The mouse
pointer changes to and we see a message Select Table Row. When this happened,
click the mouse pointer and drag it down so that all the rows get selected. Now
click at Center Align button of of Format toolbar. This aligns all the contents of the
entire table to center.
e. Take the mouse pointer over the column dividing line until the pointer becomes a
separator icon . Now we can drag the mouse pointer to the Left or Right to
adjust column width of two adjacent columns. This process can be repeated to
adjust the width of all the columns to finally obtain the table as given.
Now we can create the Table 2.2 also. This can be done as a practice exercise. You should also
try to create other tables like time table, list of students also.
Summary
Writer allows us to create and manage tables so that text, numbers, images, etc. can be
presented in a more organized manner in a document.
We can insert a table in your document by choosing the option [1]Insert [2] Table from
the Menu Bar.
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We can also insert the table in your document by clicking the arrow next to the Table
icon and in the table grid dragging the icon to select the numbers of rows and columns
and then releasing it.
Various operations which can be performed on tables are available through Table toolbar.
A tables row and column sizes can be changed as per the requirements.
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This document contains a picture and some text. To create this document we should first have
the picture stored in some specific folder. This can be done by scanning the picture, copying the
picture from the camera, or by downloading it from the internet. After this we start a new
document in Writer and go to the option [1]Insert [2]Picture [3]From File in the Menu Bar.
This opens the Insert picture window as shown in the following figure:
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From this window we select the desired image from the folder where we stored it. This inserts
the image in the document. Now we click below the picture and start typing the text. Now our
document is ready. We can save it.
It may happen (and it generally happens) that the image is not of the desired size and not at the
desired position in the document. If it is so, we have to resize the image and place it at the
desired location.
Resizing an Image:
1. To resize an image, first select it by clicking on it. We then see eight handles around the
image. Using any of these handles we can resize the image. When you drag one of the
four corner handles, the opposite corner remains fixed while the other three corners
move. When we drag one of the side handles, the opposite side remains fixed.
2. To resize an object using the keyboard, first select the object, then press Ctrl+Tab
repeatedly to highlight one of the handles. Now image can be resized using the arrow
keys. Then resize the image use the arrow keys. To resize in smaller steps, hold down the
Alt key while pressing an arrow key.
Relocating an Image:
To change the position of an image in the document, first select it by clicking on it. Then by
using the mouse we can drag it and drop it at the desired location in the document. But doing so
may create another problem. The image may not be in symmetry with the text. To solve this
problem we have to choose correct option to wrap the text around the image.
Writer offers many other options which can be applied on images. The most convenient way to
know and work with these options is the Picture tool bar.
This tool bar is visible whenever an image is selected. We can apply all the options mentioned
here one by one on any picture.
Inserting a Diagram:
We can also insert geometric shapes in our documents. For this Writer provides facility to insert
shapes like line, circle, rectangle etc. in our documents. This facility is available through
Drawing toolbar. This toolbar is activated by selecting [1]View [2]Toolbars [3]Drawing
from Menu Bar.
From this toolbar we can pick any shape and draw it in the document. For example, the following figure has
been created using line, circle, and rectangle tools.
1. Open the Gallery by clicking the Gallery icon on the Standard bar, OR by selecting
[1]Tools [2]Gallery from the Manu bar.
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2. Select a theme (From the left hand side menu of the gallery).
3. Select an object using a single click.
4. The selected object can now be used in the following ways:
a) Copy the object into the document: Drag the object into the document, or right-
click to open the context menu and select Insert and Copy.
b) Insert the object as a background graphic: Open the context menu and choose
[1]Insert [2]Background [3]Page or Paragraph.
c) Insert the object as a texture (pattern) for another object: Drag the object on to
the other object in the document while pressing Ctrl.
1. Bring to Front: Moves the selected object to the top of the stacking order, so that it is in
front of other objects.
2. Bring Forward: Moves the selected object up one level, so that it is closer to top of the
stacking order.
3. Send Backward: Moves the selected object down one level, so that it is closer to the
bottom of the stacking order.
4. Send to Back: Moves the selected object to the bottom of the stacking order, so that it is
behind the other objects.
5. To Foreground: Moves the selected object in front of text.
6. To Background: Moves the selected object behind text.
Summary
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Explore contributions of "Richard Stallman" & "Bill Gates"
Assessment
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A word processor is used to
A. Create Documents
B. Play Games
C. Remove Virus
D. Set the printer
7. Rajmeet works as an office assistant and he has to frequently draft letters to be sent to
government offices. Such letters follow the same text patterns with minor changes like
name, address, and designation. To make his job easy, Rajmeet should
A. Write the exact pattern of the letters and should follow this pattern everytime he
needs.
B. Ignore the pattern and everytime he should create the letters in a new pattern.
C. Create a template and use it.
D. None of the above
11. Poonam has created a document and now she wants to perform spelling checking and
correction on the whole document, she should use
A. Auto SpellCheck option
B. Spelling and Grammar option
C. Find and Replace option
D. None of these
2. Bala Thakur is a student of class IX and she wants to download latest version of the
software OpenOffice.Org. From which site can she download this?
3. Rajneesh is your friend and he does not remember the keyboard shortcuts for Bold,
Italics, and Underline. Tell him a simple way to remember these shortcuts.
4. Ramesh is an office assistant in an office. He often has to type some official letters.
These letters have to be written following the same pattern every time. But Ramesh does
not exactly remember the format and every time he gets scolded by his boss for this. Can
you suggest him a method so that he does not have to remember the format but every
time the letters are prepared with correct format?
5. Madhur has practical exam in word processing today. He does not remember the
difference between Margins and Indents. Please help him by telling him the difference.
6. Sonali has prepared a document which is to be printed. What should she do so that the
document is printed widthwise?
7. Ravish has prepared a document in which some words are underlined by red wavy lines.
He does not understand why it is so and therefore he is not able to remove these wavy
lines. Explain him the reason and solution of this problem.
8. Suppose you have prepared a document of a few pages and now you want to increase the
gap between lines of this document. How can you achieve this?
9. Raveena has prepared a document in which the name of an officer appears as Rajesh at
many places. Now she wants to change this name to Mr. Rajesh Madaan every where in
the document. Suggest her an easy way to do this.
10. Utkarsh, a script writer, has prepared a script using Writer. All the names of this script
are marked as misspelled words by Writer. Utkarsh wants to add all these names to the
dictionary so that next time these names are not marked as misspelled words. How can
he do so?
11. Richa Bhardwaj, a school teacher, has prepared study notes for her students. Now she
wants to put page number at the bottom of each page. How ca she do so?
12. You are given the job of preparing a list of books to be purchased. For each book the
details to be included are S.No., Title, and Cost of the book. Which feature(s) of word
processor will you use to prepare this list? Justify your answer.
13. Raj Kumar Pal, head of an IT company, has 3 reports submitted by his subordinates. He
wants to prepare a summary which combines information from all the three reports. Is it
possible to open all these three documents and another document (summary)
simultaneously? Is it possible to copy information from any of these three documents into
summary?
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14. Ramesh inserted a picture of a tiger in his document. The picture is very large in size and
Ramesh does not know how to reduce the picture size. Tell him the method to do so.
15. Renu wants to draw a diagram using basic geometric shapes into her document. How can
she do so?
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2. Create the following document by using suitable formatting options:
Suggested Reading
Reference books (3-5)
OpenOffice.org Writer, (Book/CD-Rom)
by Jean Hollis Weber
Shroff/O'Reilly (Reduced Price)
Websites
http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/tutorial/First_Time_User_OpenOffice_Writer.html
http://www.openoffice.org/documentation/manuals/userguide3/0200WG3-WriterGuide.pdf
http://linux.about.com/od/linux101/a/desktop10b.htm
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EMAIL MESSAGING
Ignite Mind
"The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place
but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment"
Dorothy Nevill
Learning Objectives
After studying this unit the students will attain competencies to:
Introduction
Information and Technology (IT) tools, such as Email, Gchat, Facebook, etc., have
created new online communities, reduced the geographic barriers, and brought
people closer to each other. Electronic mail, commonly called as Email is a method of
exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. It has distinct
advantages over postal services and phones. Email is cheaper and faster than a letter,
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less interfering than a phone call and less hassle than a FAX. It can be easily
forwarded and sent to numerous people simultaneously without the consideration of
geographical locations and enables the recipients to respond at their convenience.
Because of these advantages, email use is increasing. However, emails do not convey
emotions that we communicate through face-to-face conversations or telephone
conversations. It lacks vocal intonation and gestures. When e-mail is used skillfully, it
enables effective communication. When not used effectively, email can become a
huge drain on time and efforts. Etiquettes of emailing are therefore fundamental to
effective communication.
There are many free email service providers such as Google (Gmail), Yahoo (Yahoo!
Mail) and Rediff (RediffMail). To access an email service on the Internet, you must
have an email address with at least one of these providers. Each of these companies
offer free email accounts and have different interfaces.
An email can be easily sent and forwarded to numerous people at once. Today, the
email system is based on a store and forward model of messaging and it is carried by
the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), first published as Internet Standard 10
(RFC821) in 1982. The email service providers accept, forward, deliver and store
messages.
In this Unit, we will learn about the effective use of emailing for communicating with
other people and organizing email contacts and account for efficient use of resources
and time.
Resource Requirements
Hardware
A working computer system
A modem to connect to the internet
Software
A Web Browser (Preferably Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox)
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It is always helpful to get to know a program's layout and elements before you start
using it. When using email, you will interact with several windows, including the
Inbox window, the Email Message window and the Compose Message window.
Depending on the email provider, these windows may look and feel different, but the
way they function is essentially the same. For ease of understanding, the steps
presented in this unit will focus on one of the most popular services - Gmail.
1. Spam Filtering: Spam is another name for junk email. Advanced technologies are
now being used by Gmail to keep spam out of your inbox. Emails marked as Spam
by you or recognized by Gmail are automatically sent to a separate Spam folder.
The mails in Spam folder are automatically deleted after 30 days.
2. Priority Inbox: This feature identifies the most important emails (by number of
times you correspond with that email id) and places them at the top in the
inbox. This feature is particularly useful if you get many emails every day, as it
saves you from the effort of manually sorting through received mails to find the
important ones.
3. Conversation View: A conversation occurs when you send emails back and forth
to another person (or a group of people), often about a specific topic or event.
Gmail groups these emails together by default, which helps to keep your Inbox
more organized.
4. Built-in Chat: Instead of sending an email, you can send someone an instant
message chat or use the voice and video chat feature if your computer has a
microphone and/or webcam.
5. Call Phone: The call phone feature is similar to voice chat, except it allows you
to dial a phone number to call any phone in the world. Its a free service for calls
made to people in United States of America or Canada, but for other countries
calls can be made at relatively low prices.
6. Different Inbox View Styles: It is possible to view your inbox in different styles
like Classic, Unread first, Important first, Starred first and Priority Inbox. These
styles help you decide which emails will be displayed at the top of the inbox. To
change the inbox view simply click on the small arrow link next to the inbox in
the left menu pane and choose the appropriate style from the drop down list.
7. Autoresponders: You can use Autoresponders to handle the most frequently
requested information people ask from you. This feature is very useful to
respond to your mails automatically when you are out of station for a long
vacation or official purpose.
Sign in
To send or receive emails, the first step is to log on to the email account by providing
the correct username and password on the login page of the email service provider.
Enter your username and password and click on Sign in button (Figure 1.1). Once you
log in to your Gmail account, you will see the inbox, as shown in Figure 1.2.
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The inbox is the folder that contains all the incoming emails. The Gmail inbox has
some key features which you can easily notice in Figure 1.2:
Unread messages appear in bold
Names of the email senders are listed on the left
Gmail displays snippets, small lines of text next to each recent message to
reveal a bit of the content
In Gmail, messages are grouped into 'conversations' so that all follow-ups and
responses appear as a single line in your inbox.
The time or date of the most recent message is displayed on the far right of
the conversation line
Check boxes appear next to the senders name to perform actions like deleting
individual emails
It is possible to view your inbox in different styles. A few popular ones are:
Classic - Classic is the default style in which messages are ordered
chronologically in the order of the date.
Unread First - Unread mail stays at the top; everything else is at the
bottom.
Important First - Displays mail from the contacts you email most often
and other important mail at the top. All other mails are displayed in a
different section at the bottom.
Snippets
Grouped
messages
Composing mail
The first step towards composing effective email is to define the purpose for the
email. Email can range from the formal to the informal.
Formal emails should begin appropriate Greeting and end with
"Regards". Don't use an informal style unless you know the
person very well. After defining the purpose, begin drafting
the message. Begin the message by addressing the recipient in
the way the contact prefers. Keep in mind that the more
concise your message is, the more likely it is that the
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recipient will read it and take action. If the message requires some details and
explanation, be sure to break up the information using bullet points.
Let us now compose a new email. Click on the Compose Mail button in the left menu
pane (Figure 1.3). Figure 1.3 Compose Mail Link
Email Actions
The user-friendly Compose Mail interface displayed in Figure 1.4 has the following
major elements:
The To textbox: Enter the email address of the recipients here. This can
contain multiple addresses separated by a comma
The Cc/Bcc link: Click on this to display a textbox where the email
addresses of recipients who have to receive the carbon copy/blind carbon
copy can be entered. The CC and BCC are used to send multiple copies of a
message. The CC field allows you to send a copy of the message to multiple
people. In this case all the recipients will be able to see all the other
recipient addresses. BCC field allows you to send a copy of the message to
multiple people without the recipients knowing about the others addresses.
The Subject textbox: Enter the Subject line here. The subject line should
be short and give a clear indication of the content of the message. It
should also indicate whether an action is required.
The Message Area: Type the message in this area. While typing a message
remember that an email has 3 major parts(Figure 1.5):
(i) Header: The header has information about the sender like the
address of the sender, those that the email was sent to
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and/or CCed, date and time of the message and the Subject
Line. Some part of the header is hidden by Gmail as it is only
relevant while troubleshooting.
(ii) Body: The body contains the text of the email
(iii) Signature Line: Line used by the sender to give the recipient
some relevant information about the sender.
The Attach a file link: Click on this to open up the file browser to select
the files to be sent as attachments. Attachments can be digital files for
documents, images, videos, presentations or more. These attachments can
be opened and downloaded by the recipient.
Header
Signature Body
Line
Gmail allows you to format text while composing an email. The "formatting bar" tool
is available right below the subject field (Fig.1.6). If it is not visible, click Rich
formatting link. The formatting bar has several buttons and you can understand what
each one does if you move the cursor over it.
Caution
Some of the rich-text formatting that you may use
include: Email is neither private nor
secure. Do not use emails to
discuss confidential or sensitive
information. An email is a
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Adding Signatures
A signature is an optional block of text that appears below every email you send. By
default, Gmail does not include a signature, but it's easy to create one. A typical
signature includes name and some contact information, like phone number or email
address. If you're using Gmail at work, you may want to include your title and your
company's address or web site. To add a signature follow the steps
given below (Figure 1.7):
Step 1 Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the page and
select Mail settings.
Step 2 Scroll down until you see the Signature section.
Step 3 Type your desired signature in the box. You can also change the font, add
other formatting, or insert an image if you want.
Step 4 Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Save
Changes.
In Gmail, signatures are separated from the rest of your
message by two hyphens. If you don't want your signature to appear on a specific
message, you can delete it by highlighting the text (move the cursor over the text)
and deleting it (press the delete key) before sending the message.
Adding Attachments
The next step is to add any
attachments if required. An
attachment is simply a file
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document) that is sent along with your email. For example, if you are applying for a
job, you might send your resume as an attachment, with the body of the email being
the cover letter. It's a good idea to include a message in the body of your email
explaining what the attachment is, especially if the recipient isn't expecting an
attachment.
To add an attachment follow the given steps:
Step 1 While composing an email, click Attach a file.
Step 2 Choose the file you want to attach and click Open.
Step 3 The attachment will begin to upload. Most attachments will upload within a
few seconds, but larger ones can take longer.
Note that Google wants to keep its Gmail service clean and neat. Executable files, the
ones with a .exe file extension are not allowed as attachments - ever! Moreover you
can only send and receive files up to 25MB through your Gmail account to other Gmail
account. The only thing that you need to keep in mind is that the limit is only
applicable to Gmail to Gmail sending and receiving email.
Lets quickly review the steps involved in composing an email [1]Sign in to Gmail
account [2] Click the Compose button in the left menu pane [3] Fill in the To: and
Subject: [4] Click on the CC (copy) or BCC (blind carbon copy) buttons and enter
additional addresses of the persons you wish to send the email to(if required) [5]Type
your message inside the message screen, [6] Use the formatting toolbar to add font
styles (bold, italic, underline) and other formatting features (if required) [7] Click
Save Now button on the top to save the mail in the Drafts folder.
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Know More!
It is possible to attach files larger than 25MB by splitting the files. Split very large files into
manageable chunks that are less than 25MB. Further you can also use a compression program (also
known as a zipping program) to decrease the file size especially when the file is only a little above
25MB. Generally word processor documents, spreadsheets and PDFs become considerable lighter when
compressed. Zipping a file that's a little more than 25MB would probably bring the file size under the
maximum value. However, zip programs are not very effective on images, music or video files.
Saving Draft
After composing your message, you might decide to review it thoroughly at a later
date before actually sending it. To save the draft message till you are ready to send
it, click on Save Now button or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S. The message will
be saved in the Drafts folder and can be retrieved later for editing. The Drafts folder
contains email messages that have been composed but have not been sent. Gmail
automatically saves a copy of the message being composed in the Drafts folder
periodically to avoid loss of data in case of a browser crash, power failure or other
errors.
Summary
To send and receive emails on the Internet, one must have an email address
An email address consists of two parts, separated by @ symbol
There are many free email service providers such as Google (Gmail), Yahoo
(Yahoo! Mail) and Rediff (Rediffmail)
The various features of a mailbox include inbox, Drafts box, Spam box, Sent
box, Trash box, etc
The Drafts box contains email messages that have been composed but have not
been sent
Spam is another name for junk email and the Spam box contains the mails that
have been marked as Spam. Suspicious emails can be flagged as 'spam' and they
would be placed in the Spam folder
A signature is an optional block of text that appears below every message that
you send
The CC and BCC features are used to send multiple copies of a message
An attachment is a digital file that is sent along with your email
To compose an email Click the Compose button
To save a draft simply Click on the Save Now button after composing your mail
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Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
2 Can identify and state usage of the To, Subject and message
Area interface elements
4 Create a signature
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Sending emails
Receiving Email
All the received emails are stored in the inbox. The received emails are generally
displayed chronologically on the basis of the time when they are received. To open
emails simply click on them in the inbox. As soon as you select any email by placing a
checkmark in the checkbox next to an email in the inbox, Gmail activates the toolbar
that displays different options of actions that can be performed on the selected email
as explained in Figure 1.10.
When you open an email for reading, a separate window containing the email is
displayed in place of the inbox. The received emails may contain attachments.
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You can download Gmail attachments either one by one or all together. Clicking on
the Download link beside an email attachment will download only that file. The
Download all attachments link is found right under the actual email message and just
before the email attachments list. Clicking on this link downloads all the attachments
as zip file.
Depending on which web browser you are working on, email attachments will either
be downloaded to a specified directory (the download directory set in the browser) or
the program will let you choose the storage location. Never open an attachment
unless you know what it is and you are expecting it. Even then it is wise to be
cautious as many email viruses try to encourage you to open them. Always have
update your Antivirus on your computer.
Replying to emails
The received mails are displayed in the Inbox. Emails are listed with the name of the
sender, the subject of the message and the date received with the most recent at the
top. Unread emails usually appear in bold text. Select an email in the Inbox by
clicking on it and it will open in the Email
Message window. Read the message and
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of commands:
1. Reply: To respond to the sender of the email chooses the reply option. A new
compose window will appear just below the original email with the original
message in the body. Compose your response and then click on Send button.
2. Reply to all: Sometimes emails may be sent to multiple recipients. To
respond to such emails, first decide whether the reply is to be sent just to the
sender or to all the original recipients. If the message is to be sent to all
original recipients as well as the original sender then choose the Reply All
option.
3. Forward: Forwarding means to share a received email message with others.
To forward an email click the Forward link and then enter the email addresses
of the person(s) to whom the mail is to be sent.
Forwarding Email
As explained above to forward an email, simply click on the Forward link to open a
new compose message window. Note that Gmail automatically fills in the Subject
textbox with the prefix Fwd: followed by the original Subject line of the message
being forwarded. The prefix Fwd: is used to indicate to the recipient that this email
contains a forwarded message. Be careful while forwarding any chain mail message. It
is always better to first check the mail for authenticity before forwarding chain mails.
Deleting Emails
To delete a message, simply click the Delete icon (a trash bin symbol) displayed at
the top. Deleted emails are stored in the Trash folder. Deleted emails can be
retrieved from the Trash within 30 days of deletion after which they are permanently
deleted.
Archiving Emails
Archiving is one of the original and unique feature of Gmail. This feature has allowed
the email users to get past the "I have to delete everything because I don't have
enough storage space" mindset. Archiving a message simply tells Gmail to remove the
message from your Inbox folder and keep it in your "All Mail" folder. When you receive
an email, it first goes into your inbox. You can read it, reply to it, forward it, trash it,
or you can report it as Spam. All emails will remain in your inbox until you specifically
"Archive" them. Archiving simply cleans up your inbox. All archived messages are
always accessible through the "All Mail" folder and may be easily moved back to the
inbox when required. To archive an email simply select the mails to be archived by
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clicking on the checkbox before them and click on the archive button.
You can flag your emails as Spam by [1] Highlight the email message from the list [2]
Click the Spam button on the toolbar [3] The conversation is now moved from the
Inbox folder to the Spam folder of the relevant mailbox [4] A confirmation message
displays at the top of the screen.
If you receive email in your Spam folder that wasn't spam then you recover them by
the following the steps as follows: [1] Click on the email to select it from the list [2]
Click on the More actions button on the toolbar above the message list [3] Click on
Not Spam. The email will be marked as Not Spam and it will be sent to the Inbox.
Because of the large storage space in your inbox, you can keep emails forever and
hence there is no need to delete messages frequently. This means you can potentially
store tens of thousands of emails. But this could be a cause of a major problem of
searching for an email lying in your Gmail account. It's like trying to locate a needle in
a haystack.
This is where Google's search algorithms come into play! The search field on your
Gmail account is located at the top on the right of the logo. It allows you to perform
searches on both email messages in your Gmail account and the world wide web
(www).
Step 1: Type in your query in the search field and click the Search Mail button. If
the search is complex then proceed to step 2.
Step 2: However, you can perform specific searches through the different search
options. Click on the "Show search options" link, which opens up the options
window.
Step 3: You can use one or more fields to enter your search options. For instance, if
you want to list all emails with attachments from a friend Puneet, you
would type in Puneet's email address or name in the From: field and check
the Has attachment checkbox.
Step 4: Click on the Search Mail button.
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Summary
The received mails are displayed in the Inbox
Emails are listed with the name of the sender, the subject of the message and
the date received with the most recent at the top
The Reply option is used to send a reply to the sender of the message whereas
the Reply to all option is used to send a reply to all the original senders of the
mail
The Forward feature of the mailbox allows you to forward a mail that you have
received to another person
To edit and send a draft [1] Click the Drafts folder in the left pane [2] Existing
message drafts will appear in the list [3] Click to select the draft you wish to
edit [4] Make any desired changes in the message [5]Enter email address and
subject [6] Click Send on the message toolbar to send the edited draft
Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
1 Retrieve emails saved in the Drafts box and edit them before
sending
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Step 1: While viewing the message in your mailbox, click the Step 1
Labels button
Step 2: Select Create new (Fig.1.12).
Step 2
Step 3: Type the desired label name.
Step 4: If this label is to be nested under another label then
select the name of the parent label from the drop-down
list.
Step 5: Click Create.
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Figure 1.12: Creating a label
Step 1: While viewing the message, click the Labels button. A drop-down menu will
appear with a list of labels. Alternatively check the message in the message list and
then click on Labels button.
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Step 2: Place a check mark next to all of the labels you want, and then click Apply.
Now, when you view your Inbox, you'll be able to see the label next to the message
subject as shown in fig. 1.13.
Once you've added labels to some of your messages, you can easily view all of the
messages contained in a particular label. To view the messages with a particular
label, click the desired label name in the left panel of the mailbox. If the label is not
visible then click more drop-down arrow below the list of labels and then click the
desired label. From there you can also click Manage labels to control the ones to be
hidden.
Step 1: In the left menu pane, locate the label for changing the color (e.g., Work, as
shown in Fig.1.14).
Step 2: Click the drop-down arrow next to the label name.
Step 3: From the menu, select the desired color.
Step 4: The label will be updated with the color chosen by you.
Step 3 Step 4
Step 2
Step 1
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You can customize the color of the labels by following the steps given below:
Step 1: Check on the labeled message in the message list or open it.
Step 2: Click the Labels button.
Step 3: Click on the desired checked label to be removed. Alternatively deselect the
check box in front of the label name and click Apply.
You can also set up filters and sieve rules for incoming mail. It is useful for organising
mail from mailing lists and deleting spam straight away. The filters let you
automatically segregate email messages based on the criteria you specify. Filters for
email messages are probably the most useful and overlooked feature of the free email
service. Once the emails have been segregated, you then indicate an action to be
applied such as deletion, forwarding, archiving, etc. Filters can be applied to both
new incoming messages and to older ones. Let us now look at usefulness of filters and
how you can create these to manage your messages and save time.
Creating filters
Filters are created by specifying search criteria that automatically sort email
messages in your account. Filter in Gmail can be created in two steps. In the first
step, you choose search criteria, which segregate the email message. In the second
step, you select an action to be applied to the search results.
Gmail filters are found under Settings, which is located at the link near the top
right.
To create your first Gmail filter, follow the steps given below:
Step 4: Specify your search criteria based on which the emails are to be searched
and segregated.
Step 5: Click on the Test Search button to check your specified search criteria.
Step 6: Click on Next Step button.
Step 7: Choose an action to be implemented on the segregated emails from the
available list.
Step 8: Click on the Create Filter button.
Let us now try and understand the options available under the Specify Search Criteria
and Specify Action steps of creating a filter.
Subject (text field): Enter keywords to search the email subject line.
Has the words and Doesn't have (text fields): specify keywords to search the email
message body.
Has attachment (checkbox): results in segregating emails that have attached files.
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The Test Search button is a convenient way to check your specified search criteria.
Using the test search button, you can check if the specified criteria work properly,
else modify the search criteria. Note that the messages in the Spam and Trash folders
are not checked.
Once you've specified the search criteria (and don't forget to check it using the "Test
Search" button) you need to indicate an action to be implemented on the results.
Gmail offers you the following seven different actions that you can apply.
Skip the Inbox: The message will straight be archived and will not be displayed in
the Inbox.
Mark as read: Marks the email message as read. The message in your Inbox will
not appear in bold.
Star it: Marks the email with a star. Star lets you give messages a special status to
make them easier to find.
Apply the label: Select and apply a label to the email message.
Forward it to: Forwards the email message to another account that you specify.
Delete it: Deletes the email message.
Never send it to Spam: Never send the filtered messages to Spam box.
Since these are checkboxes, you can have one or more actions applied to the
searched results. Furthermore, the actions are executed not only on new incoming
messages but also older ones residing in your inbox. You can have as many email
filters as you want in Gmail.
You can edit or delete filters by following the steps given below:
Step 1: In the top-right corner of the page, click the gear icon and go to Mail
settings.
Step 2: Click on the Filters tab to view a list of filters that are currently active.
Step 3: You can then click on the edit or delete links to edit or delete the desired
filters.
Contact is like an address book. It contains the names and email addresses of the
people with whom you have communicated. It allows you to include other contact
information like home address and phone number if desired. Apart from saving the
hassle of remembering everyone's email address, Email also has the provision to
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create Contact Groups i.e., Family, Friends, Work, etc. The most important benefit of
having groups of Contacts is the ease with which you would be able to send messages
to multiple recipients i.e., all the contacts in a group.
Creating a contact
Step 3
Step 1
Step 2
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choose I'll create contacts myself setting. To do this, visit the 'Create contacts'
section of the General tab in your Settings.
Editing a Contact
Step 3
Step 4
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Step 1: To add contacts to a group, check the box next to the contacts you want to
add.
Step 2: Open the Groups drop down menu
Step 3: Choose the group you want to add the contacts to or select Create New to
create a new group
This will delete the group but not the individual contacts. They will remain in your
Contacts list.
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Step 2 Step 3
Mahesh Kumar
Step 1
You can see all of the details about your contacts by printing them. Here's how can do
it:
Summary
You can create labels for organizing your mails. Each label operates like a
folder and can contain multiple messages
It is possible to select different colors for different labels for easy
identification
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The filters let you automatically segregate email messages based on the
criteria you specify.
Filters can be applied to both new incoming messages and to older ones
Contact Feature is like an address book that contains the names and email
addresses of the people with whom you have communicated
Create Contact groups to easily send messages to multiple recipients
simultaneously.
You can search for specific email or Contact within your mailbox using the
inbuilt Search option.
Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
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We all at some point of our life and time attend meetings, parties, work schedules,
etc. We have to stick to the timelines attached to them and accordingly plan our
days, weeks or months schedule or calendar of activities. Scheduling such events
using Online Calendars is also possible. Online Calendars offer a great deal of
features and conveniences that can go a long way in helping you to stay on track and
get things done timely. The most appealing thing about online calendars is their
flexible interface that allows you to view and manage events with ease. Using an
online calendar, you can:
Online calendars also allow you to create and view multiple calendars for various
tasks in the same interface. You can also show or hide any of your calendars. In
addition, you can share a calendar with other people and even give them access to
add and edit events.
One of the best features of online calendars is their on-the-go access. You can
synchronize calendars between your computer and mobile devices. In this way you
can view and update events no matter where you are.
There are many popular online calendars like 30Boxes, Yahoo Calendar, Google
Calendar, Cozi etc. We will use Google Calendar as an example to learn about the use
of Online calendar.
The first step is to Sign Up to Google Calendar. If you have a Google Account, just
visit the Google Calendar homepage, enter your Google Account email and password,
and click Sign in.
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If you don't yet have an account with Google, just visit the Google Calendar homepage
and click Create a new Google Account. Once you've completed the process, Sign in
to Google Calendar using your new account. If you are already logged in to your Gmail
account then simply click on the Calendar link on the navigation bar located at the
top (Figure 1.19).
Step 4
Step 3
The Calendar will be displayed below the My Calendars link in the main window. It is
also possible to share your calendar with your friends or colleagues. To share a
calendar with another person, while creating a new calendar, follow the given steps:
Step 1: Enter the email address of the person you want to share your calendar with,
in the Person column under Share with specific people section.
Step 2: In the Permission Settings drop-down menu, select the level of permission
you would like to give to the person.
Step 2
Step 1
Now that you've created a calendar, you can add events in your calendar. For each of
the calendars, you can add, delete,
and edit events any time you like. To
create an event, follow the steps given
Ste
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The event creation screen gives you several options like setting a reminder, changing
calendars, adding guests who will receive a notification and setting up details of the
event like time, date, and repetition. You can also set up events to repeat on a
regular basis. For example, you have a departmental meeting every fortnight on a
Sunday, then you can set up to repeat this event by clicking on the Repeat checkbox
in the New Event dialog box. A new Repeat dialog box opens which allows you to set
the repetition properties of the event as shown in the figure below. To set repetition,
follow the given steps:
Step 1: Click the checkbox next to Repeat (Figure 1.23).
Step 2: In the popup, choose the following
options:
Repeats: Weekly
Repeat every: 2 Weeks
Repeat on: Check the first S
checkbox if the meeting is
scheduled for every Sunday
Since this meeting date is to be
kept indefinitely, do not indicate
an end date.
Step 3: Click Done
Setting Reminders
You can also set up reminders for the events added to your calendar. In the
Reminders section of the Create Event dialog box, select Email from the first drop-
down, enter 3 (fig. 1.24), and select hours
from the last drop-down. This means you'll
be sent an email reminder three hours
before the event begins.
Figure 1.24: Reminders window
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Inviting people
If youve created multiple calendars or you have other people sharing calendars with
you, you might be seeing a lot of them showing up in the My calendars and Other
calendars sections on the left. To help distinguish among them, you can assign each a
different color by clicking the down arrow next to the calendar and choosing the
desired color (Figure 1.26) and
checking on the colored box.
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Deleting a calendar
To permanently delete a calendar from your calendar list, just follow these steps:
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Step 1: Click the drop-down arrow next to My calendars or Other calendars and
choose Settings. Alternatively, click the gear icon at the top of any Calendar
page, click Calendar settings and then choose Calendars.
Step 2: Click the Unsubscribe or Delete link next to the calendar you want to remove.
Delete will permanently erase the calendar. No one, including those who
are sharing or subscribing to the calendar will be able to access it anymore.
Unsubscribe will only remove your access to the calendar. Others will still
be able to use it normally.
Step 3: Click OK.
Summary
Online Calendars can be used to quickly add, move, delete events and schedule
appointments.
You can set email or mobile reminders about events created on the online
calendar.
You can share a calendar with other people and even give them access to add
and edit events.
You can search for specific events on an Online Calendar
Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
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1. Useful Subject Lines: Use meaningful subject in not more than 5-6 words, which
convey the content of the message. Avoid using special characters, symbols,
website address and email address in the subject line. In the fast paced life of
this century, no one has the time to open each email so make the subject line
catch the eye of the reader. At the same time you have to avoid usage of words
like Help in the subject line as some email providers treat such mails as Spam.
Look at the examples of good subject
lines shown in Figure 1.28. Notice that
each of these subject lines are precise
and compact. Now let us look at some
other subject lines shown in Figure 1.29
and try to point out the problems in each
of them. Figure 1.28: Useful Subject Lines
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Each of these subject lines has a common problem They are too long and hence
inconvenient and unpleasant for the reader. In addition the top subject uses a
website address and special characters which is very tiresome to read. Just like a
long subject line is unpleasant, not including a subject at all is equally irritating
as is the case with the last subject line. Remember the subject line should be
indicative of the content of the mail so need not contain all the information to be
included in the mail as has been done in the first three subject lines of Figure 1.2.
Remember that most email providers recognize only 25-30 characters in the
subject line and truncate long subject lines
2. Use appropriate prefixes in Subject Lines: Apart from the rule of keeping the
subject line short and precise, it is good practice to prefix the subject line with
appropriate abbreviations. You must have noticed that if the message is in
response to another piece of email, some email software preface the subject line
with Re: or RE:. If your email composition software doesn't do this, it would be
polite to put in RE: by hand. Similarly prefixes can be used for other situations,
some of which are enumerated below:
3. Greet your recipients: Emails are generally informal so the use of Hi or Hello is
satisfactory, especially if you are senior than your correspondent. On the other
hand, if you are sending a cover letter for a job application it will be better to
use the traditional way of greeting i.e. Respected Sir/Madam. When sending out
information to a junior, like in the case of Team leader sending Project
information to his manager, use of first name along with the greeting, is polite.
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Juniors and customers respond better when their name is used. Personalization
helps build the relationship with the reader. Given below are some examples of
proper greetings:
4. Keep the messages short: It is always suggested to keep the content of the
message as precise & to the point as possible as most of the internet users and
readers are busy and prefer doing many activities at the same time while being
online. Remember, people are busy and don't have the time to try to figure out
complex messages. Moreover, it is always possible to follow up with people that
need more information.
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Figure 1.30(a) displays a clear and concise message which is easy to understand in
one look and Figure 1.30(b) displays a long and a complex message which is hard
to comprehend.
There is another valid reason to keep the messages small i.e. nowadays most of
the people check their emails on mobile devices and it is inconvenient to scroll
up and down in small screens to make sense out of a long and complex message.
5. Watch the spelling: It's easy to make mistakes and ignore them, but sending out
messages with misspelled words is a bad sign to the recipient. Therefore it is good
practice it
Use all capital letters to convey the emotion of shouting or yelling to show
your anger or displeasure.
Message: As team leader I want everyone to meet their deadlines.
Alternative: AS TEAM LEADER I WANT EVERYONE TO MEET THEIR DEADLINES
Use all small case letters and whitespaces to denote lowering of voice.
Message: Hi Dear,
Guess what? I was selected for the team.
Alternative: hi dear,
guess what?
To field: If you are sending the email to a single person, type their email
address in the To field.
Cc: fieId: If you want to send the same email to others for their information,
add their addresses in the Cc: field. Remember that Cc is abbreviation of
carbon copy so each recipient gets a copy of the email and note that in this
case all the recipients will be able to see all the other recipients addresses.
Bcc: field: When sending a message to multiple recipients whose privacy is to
be protected, use the Bcc (Blind carbon copy) field. This ensures that the
recipients do not know who else received the message.
It is good practice to use the addresses of all colleagues and seniors in the Cc field
when sending an official email to keep everyone informed.
It is advisable to use the Bcc when you are sending email to people of diverse
group where you do not want to disclose the recipient list. Also note that while
forwarding a message it is ethical to use bcc unless the forwarded message is
being sent to a related group.
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10. Use a good signature: To save time and effort and to give your emails a personal
touch, it is recommended to create a default signature. A signature is text that
will appear at the end of each mail you send. Sometimes we are in a hurry and
might forget to include our name or a closing statement. Moreover in situations
where we have an official email on the company domain, every time adding the
name, professional title and contact information is a waste of time and effort. In
such cases a default signature is a good option. A valid signature might include
your name, title and contact information. In case of official emails addresses, in
addition to the key information, it is good idea to include short and significant
advertising information like the companys website address or the product your
company specializes in. Nowadays most of the people have started utilizing the
signature feature effectively to include short inspirational quotes or messages like
Keep City Clean, Clean Delhi Green Delhi and so on. Such inspirational quotes
usually reflect on the senders persona and so should be carefully selected. Figure
1.32 shows some examples of good signatures.
11. Limit attachments: Dont add attachments unless it is really necessary. If you
have to use attachments then follow the given best practices:
Keep the attachment name meaningful and small. Sending an attachment
named CVManpreet is better and professional than an attachment named 123
or even Curriculum Vitae
Wherever u have to send non-editable files use pdf format to send the
attachments. PDF format is better than normal documents as they make sure
that the receiver cannot tamper with your documents. Some of the situations
where PDF format is best suited are sending bio- data while applying for a
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12. Test the message: While sending an important official message that has bulleted
points, table or other formatted content, it is always advisable to test it by
sending it to yourself first to view how it will be displayed. With email , once the
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SEND key is hit, it is impossible to retrieve the mail from the mailbox of the
recipients to rectify the errors. Testing the email message is also important
because the software and hardware that is used by the sender for composing,
sending, storing, downloading, and reading may be completely different from
what the receiver uses. Therefore you should be careful while using formatted
content. Use features like bold, font colour and bullets carefully.
13. Quote Content: When referring to previous email, one should explicitly quote
that email content to provide context. The greater-than sign (>) is the most
conventional way to quote someone else's email words, but different email
software may use a different convention.
Imagine a situation where your colleague has sent you a mail on Tuesday
requesting some information while you were away on a leave due to ill health.
You see the mail on Thursday and send a reply. Look at the Figures 1.33 (a) and
(b) and decide which of the reply do you think is more appropriate (a) or (b)?
Providing
Providing
context
context
Obviously reply (b) is better as it is not necessary that your colleague will
remember what the exact query sent to you two days ago was.
Another point that is worth mentioning here is that most email providers these
days automatically quote emails by including the entire email content when you
choose the Reply option. In such situations it is good practice to delete the
irrelevant part and only keep the relevant portion so as to keep the mail content
short and crisp. Figure 1.34 demonstrates this etiquette.
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Gmail automatically
Message has been
adds suitable prefix
manually truncated
to provide context
to provide relevant
context
14. Answer your email at appropriate time interval: Emails to be sent to business
associates and customers should be sent timely and as soon as possible because
they do not carry a good impression if their emails remain unanswered. On the
other hand, it is not proper to respond to an email which has infuriated you as
soon as you read it. Doing this may lead to further complications and straining of
relations and might convey a wrong impression about you. So it is wise to answer
such emails with a calm mind. So it is good practice to understand the situation
and decide on an appropriate time interval for sending the response.
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16. Do not reveal passwords: There is an old saying that Prevention is better than
cure, so it is wise be careful about the following issues while using public
computers in office or cyber cafes:
Always sign out of your email account before leaving the cubicle.
Never use the save password option provided by most email providers.
Make sure that no unwanted people are around you while typing passwords
Do not reveal your passwords to any of your colleagues or close friends as they
might misuse your account to send unsolicited mails.
Never send personal information like credit card numbers, ATM PIN numbers
etc.
Always use reliable internet cafes and avoid logging on through unsecured
WiFi networks.
17. Every email is a legal document: Be very careful while writing to a stranger as
every email you send can be tracked and identified and can be used as a legal
proof. So it is advisable not to create anonymous accounts and send mail using
that account. Moreover it is not ethical too.
Summary
Use meaningful subject lines with 25-30 characters
Be sure to keep your e-mails short, conversational and meaningful.
Always greet your recipient
Use proper grammar and spelling and also avoid fancy formatting
Be sure to include information that you are responding to by quoting relevant
portions of previous emails
Be careful using abbreviations and emoticons
Keep attachments as small as possible
If you need to send large files as attachments then always compress or zip it
before attaching it.
End your email politely and use a signature file
Use autoresponders to reply to emails when you are away on vacations and are
unable to access email.
Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
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2. What do we call the files that we send along with the messages?
A. Pop-ups
B. Signature
C. Attachments
D. Trash
4. When you are organizing your mails, you can apply one or more ________ to
categorize them
A. Filters
B. Groups
C. Address Book
D. Labels
10. Which symbol is used to separate user name and domain name?
A. @
B. *
C. $
D. #
11. We need the recipients ____________ to send him an e-card over the internet.
A. Postal address
B. E-mail address
C. Website address
D. None of the above
12. Where do we find the information about all the mails that we receive?
A. Trash
B. Drafts
C. Sent Mail
D. Inbox
13. To get to your mail Settings, you will first need to click
A. Your email address
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B. Contacts
C. The gear icon
D. Inbox
14. Why is it not always a good idea to include italics, colors, and special fonts in
email?
A. Some people dont like them
B. Some email programs wont support them and your recipient might not see
them as you intend
C. It is unethical
D. None of the above
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12. To help distinguish among your calendars and shared calendars, you can assign
a different _________ to each of them.
13. You should use the __________ when sending emails to undisclosed recipients.
14. Typing in all caps when writing an email is considered as ___________
15. When writing an email your paragraphs should be ___________
Suggested Reading
Reference books
Business Email Etiquette | THE MANUAL, Judith Kallos, Lulu.com
Gmail Unlocked, Scott Lasak, Epubbud.com
Sams Teach Yourself Gmail in 10 Minutes, Steven E. Holzner, Sams
Websites
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/email101
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http://www.gcflearnfree.org/gmail
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/
http://g04.com/misc/GmailTipsComplete.html
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Basics of spreadsheet 1 4
Modifying cells 1 2
Formatting Spreadsheet 2 4
Ignite Mind
"All which is beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation
Charles Baudelaire
Learning Objectives
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Introduction
Before the invention of personal computers and spreadsheet programs, accountants and bankers
generally wrote their accounts by creating tables of numbers and text. These tables were called
spreadsheets as the accountant would spread information like costs, payments, taxes, income,
etc on a single, big, oversized sheet of paper to get a complete financial overview.
The disadvantage of these manual spreadsheets was that if one number changed, it affected all
others down the line. So, a lot of erasing and rewriting was required. Spreadsheet programs on
computers solved this problem. Using a Spreadsheet program, you can enter the data that you
want on your spreadsheet and key in the types of calculations needed. The program does all the
calculations and produces the results. In case there is any change in data, the Spreadsheet
program recalculates and displays the new result. These programs have made the tasks of
building and modifying spreadsheets much easier.
Resource Requirements
Hardware
A Computer system
Software
A Spreadsheet program (Preferably OpenOfficeCalc).
When you start a spreadsheet program like Calc, a window with an empty worksheet appears on
the screen.
Main Menu
Title Bar Bar
Standard
toolbar Formatting
toolbar
Formula
Name box bar
Title bar
The Title bar shows the name of the workbook along with the name of Spreadsheet program.
Here the name of the workbook is cafe.ods and the spreadsheet program being used is
OpenOffice.org Calc.
The Menu bar displays all the menus that are available in Calc i.e.
File,Edit,View,Insert,Format,Tools,Data,Window and Help. The contents of any menu can be
displayed by clicking on the menu name.
Standard Toolbar
The Standard Toolbar contains icons that provide quick access to commands like New, Open, Save, Print,
Cut, Copy, Paste, etc
Formatting toolbar
Formatting toolbar consists of a set of tools that are specific to cell formatting and calculations
e.g., tools to set font , bold, italics, underline, text alignment, number formats, insert border
and changing background colors, font color etc.
Formula bar
The Formula Bar contains information that you have entered or that you are currently entering
as you type in the current or active cell. The contents of a cell can also be edited in the
Formula bar.
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Sum Button
When you enter new data into a cell that already contains something, the Sum and Equals
On the bottom, right area of the spreadsheet you will find the zoom tool and the horizontal
scrolling bar. The slider on the Zoom tool may be dragged to the left to zoom out and to the
right to zoom in.
Terminology(related to Spreadsheets)
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Column:A column is a set of boxes arranged vertically one above the other. Columns are
labelled as A, B, C, ..., Z followed by AA, AB and so on .These alphabetical labels appear
at the top of each column.
Row
Fig: 1.12
Column
Row:A row is a horizontal line of boxes. Rows are labelled as 1, 2, 3, etc. These
numbered labels appear on the left of each row.
Cell: Each rectangular slot or box at the intersection of a column and a row is called a
cell, and is used to enter an individual piece of information.
Address:Each cell is identified by its address or reference. It consists of a column letter
followed by the row number. For example, A2 is the cell address of a cell that falls in
column A and row 2.
Active cell: The area that is currently selected for either data entry or editing is called
the Active cell. It is outlined by a dark border. All of the other cells have a light grey
border.
Range of Cells:A group of neighbouring cells is called a range of cells. A range must form
a rectangle or a square. A range is written by specifying the addresses of the first and the
last cells of the range with a colon in between e.g., A3:B13, to mean all cells between
and including A3 and B13.
Range: A3:B13
The Calc window opens ,by default, on the first of the three worksheets .Until saved with SAVE
AS, the file continues to bear the default name Untitled1. The next file in sequence takes the
name Untitled2, and so on.
You can also use keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Nto open a new workbook .
Entering Data
Mainly, a cell can have three kinds of data: Numbers, Text, and Formulas. Text means words,
titles, comments, etc., like school, 9B. To enter data in a cell, check that the cell is active,
if not, click inside it. As you type, you can see the data in the cell and also on the Formula bar.
Enter
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For example, in the Calc sheet shown above, the formula bar displays the formula =A1+B1 but
the cell has what you wantthe result of the formula.
Arithmetic Operators used in Formulas
Calc has several arithmetic operators. The order of mathematical operations done by operators
is very important. If you enter a formula that contains several operations, Calc knows to work
those operations in a specific order. The order of operations is:
1. Operations enclosed in parenthesis
2. Exponential calculations (to the power of)
3. Multiplication and division, whichever comes first
4. Addition and subtraction, whichever comes first
Using this order, let us see how the formula 16/(8-4)*8-2 is calculated :
1. Operations in parentheses is performed first : 8-4 = 4. Formula becomes 16/4*8-2
2. As division comes before multiplication, divide 16/4 = 4.Formula becomes 4* 8-2
3. Next, multiplication takes place before subtraction : 4*8 = 32.Formula becomes 32-2
32-2 = 30. Result is 30
Saving a Workbook
Every workbook created in Calc must be saved and assigned a name to distinguish it from other
workbooks. The first time you save a workbook, Calc will prompt you to assign a name through
the Save As operation. Subsequently Save option of File menu can be used to save changes on
the workbook.
Page preview
Before printing the worksheet, it is a wise step to preview the document using the Page
Preview feature. To do this, select File, Page Preview from the Menu bar to switch to the Page
Preview mode. Click on the Close Preview button to close the Page Preview and return to the
main document.
Printing a Workbook
To print a workbook, follow these steps:
Step 1:Choose Print option from File menu.
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Summary
Spreadsheet applications (also referred to as Spreadsheets) are computer programs that let
us create and maintain data tabulated in Rows and Columns.
Lines divide the rows and columns up into boxes called cells. A cell can contain text, a
number or a formula.
Columns have a letter at the top and rows have a number at the side.
Individual cells are identified by their cell reference number which contains a column letter
and a row number e.g., A6.
The cell that is currently selected for either data entry or editing is called the Active cell.
Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
1 Define a Spreadsheet program.
2 Give 3 examples of popular Spreadsheet programs
3 Start Calc
4 Identify parts of Calc window
5 Define commonly used terms like workbook, worksheet related
with spreadsheets
6 Create a workbook
7 Save a workbook
8 Enter formulas and list priority of operators in a formula
9 Print a workbook
10 Exit Calc
3. What is the cell address of a cell that falls in column F and row 12?
4. What will be displayed in the cell if you enter =45+76*2-3 in it?
5. What happens if a formula contains two operators with the same priority?
6. What is the advantage of previewing a worksheet before printing?
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Step 2: Choose Cut option from Edit menu or press Ctrl+X, or click button on the Standard
toolbar.
Step 4: Choose Paste option in Edit menu, or press Ctrl+V, or click the Paste button on the
Standard toolbar.
b. Dragging and dropping:To move cell contents with drag and drop, follow steps 1 to 4:
Step 1: Select the cells to be moved.
Step 2: Place the mouse pointer on the border of the selected cells. It turns into an arrow.
Step 3: With the mouse pointer in the arrow form, drag it to the new location.
Step 4: Release the mouse button. The selected cells moves to the new location.
New cells, rows and columns can be inserted and unwanted ones can be deleted with the help
of Insert and Delete commands of Calc. If on a sheet a new cell is added, it has to push the
existing ones to create room for itself.
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Inserting Cells
To insert cells follow steps 1 to 4:
Step 1: Select a cell or a range of cells.
Step 2: Choose Cells option from the Insert menu.
Step 3: Choose the appropriate option in the above dialog box for Calc to make room for the
inserted cells.
Step 4: Click OK.
Figure: 1.25 Delete Cells option in Edit menu Figure: 1.26Deleteoption in shortcut menu
Step 3: In the Delete Cells dialog box, options are available for shifting cell left or up. Choose
the correct option and click OK.
Note: To delete an entire column or row, click in any cell in the row/column to be deleted and
choose Delete entire row(s) or Delete entire column(s) in the Delete Cells dialog box. Click
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AutoFilling
The AutoFill feature of Calc fills a range of cells with a sequence of data. You may use it when
you want to have numbers sequentially or in regular multiples like 2,4,6,8 and so on in cells but
you do not want to enter numbers yourself. Completing a series like: consecutive numbers,
numbers that follow a specific pattern, days of week, or dates that follow a specific pattern is a
very simple task with AutoFill. Calc only needs a clue which it takes if you start it once. For
example, type in Monday, Tuesday in adjacent cells, select these two cells. A small black box at
the lower right corner called the Fill handle can be seen.Drag the fill handle to the next cells in
the same direction.
Autofill is smart enough to generate a series of numbers, months, days, dates, time and
quarters. Some examples are shown below.
Summary
New cells, rows and columns can be inserted with Insert>Cells option.
Cells, Rows, Columns can be deleted with Edit>Delete cells option.
The Fill handle is a small black box at the lower right corner of the active cell.
The AutoFill feature fills a range of cells with a sequence of data.
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Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
1 Move cell contents from one location to other
2 Copy cell contents to other cells
3 Insert cells
4 Delete cells
5 Insert rows
6 Delete rows
7 Use Autofill feature
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ELEMENT 3: Formatting a Worksheet
Spreadsheet Programs like Calc have built-in formatting options which allow you to change the
way a spreadsheet looks. Formatting makes the data look more impressive. Some of the more
commonly used cell formatting options are:-
The Formatting toolbar has buttons for frequently needed formatting options.
Changing font
Font refers to the look of characters in the document.One of the commonly used tasks using the
Formatting toolbar is to change font name, font size, and font style. Calc lets you display text
as bold, italicized, or underlined. To do this, select a cell or range of cells and click on the
option(s) on the Formatting toolbar.
Font style and font size of the text can be changed by choosing the font style and size from the
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By default, Calcleft-aligns text (labels) and right-aligns numbers (values) in a cell to make
data easier to read.
Right
Left Aligned
Calc allows you to change the default alignment. You may align text and numbers using the
left-align, center, right-align, and justify buttons on the Formatting toolbar:
Step 3: Choose a border style from the Borders drop-down menu. The chosen border is
applied to the selected cells.
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Note: If the Formatting toolbar is not visible on the screen, choose Toolbars > Formatting from
the View menu.
Figure 1.41 Format Cells dialog box with Font tab selected.
Formatting Numbers
The purpose of Numeric formatting buttons on the Formatting toolbar is shown below.
Button Purpose
Suppose you store the following Numbers in 3 cells in a Calc
worksheet :
-134 560 180.5
See what happens when the following formatting (indicated in
left column shown below) is applied on above numbers.
Shows your numbers with dollar signs and two decimal places.
Currency -$134.00 $560.00 $180.50
If you make mistakes using the other formats and want things to
look the way that they did from the start, use this icon to return
Default the cell to the standard format.
Number
Format -134 560 180.5
Adds an additional decimal place for each click of the mouse
button.
Add
After First click :
Decimal
Place icon -134.00 560.00 180.50
After second click :
-134.000 560.000 180.500
You can do Number formatting using Format cells dialog box also. Choose Format > Cells and
then choose Numbers tab. Select how you want the contents of the selected cell(s) to be
displayed. The code for the selected option is displayed in the Format box.
Summary
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3. Apply border to cell(s)
4. Apply background color ro cell(s)
5. Apply font color to cell(s)
6. Display formatting toolbar(if not visible)on screen
7. Use Format dialog box to format data.
8. Format Numeric data.
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ELEMENT 4 Types of Cell References
You already know that Calc uses formulas to perform calculations in a spreadsheet.
A formula can be a combination of values (numbers or cell references) and math operators (+, -,
/, *, =) written into an algebraic expression. Calc requires every formula to begin with an
equal sign (=).
Formulas can be copied to adjacent cells using the Fill handle. The Copy and Paste method can
also be used to copy formulas to other cells. The cell references in a formula are automatically
updated when the formula is copied to other cells in the spreadsheet. Also you can change the
formula already entered in a cell by double clicking in the cell that contains the formula you
want to revise.Press the Enter key or click the Accept button to let Calc accept the new
formula.
Cell Referencing
You have learnt that when a cell address is used or is referred to in a formula, it is called cell
referencing. Cell referencing can be of three different types:
(i) relative, (ii)absolute (iii) mixed
We shall study relative first because this one is used most in Calc.
If she simply copies the original formula from B6 to cells C6 and D6, Calc makes the relevant
changes in cell references automatically.
That is, formula is not copied verbatim. Calc interprets the original formula in B6 as: Take
what is three cells above the formula, add it to what is two cells above the formula and add it
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to what is one cell above. Calc interprets cell references in formulas as being relative to the
location of formula. This is called relative cell referencing.
When the formula in cell B6 is copied to cell C6, Calc shifts all the references one cell to the
right, so that the formula when copied automatically becomes =C3+C4+C5, and when it is
copied to D6, Calc shifts two cells to the right so that the formula in D6 becomes = D3+D4+D5.
Unit price
stored in cell
B3 should
not change
when
formula
referring to it
is copied to
different
cells. Figure 1.47 : Absolute referencing is needed to refer to fix cells
Cell B3 has the selling price per NewsPaper which has to remain fixed throughout. Its reference
in any formula must remain B3, not become B4, B5,C4 etc. Both its column and row references
should remain fixed. Any reference to this cell is absolute, and to prevent Calc to change it
automatically you prefix both column and row references with a $ sign. An absolute cell
reference for B3 shall thus be $B$3. The formula in the above example to be entered in F7 shall
be =E7*$B$3. After this, wherever you copy this formula the reference for B3 shall remain fixed.
When copied in cell F8, the formula will change to =E8*$B$3, and in F9 it will become =E9*$B$3
keeping the unit selling price figure same throughout.
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Absolute cell reference : Absolute cell reference is a cell reference that does not change if you
copy the formula elsewhere in the spreadsheet.
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Functions
A function is a pre-defined formula that helps perform common mathematical functions.
Functions save you the time of writing lengthy formulas. For example,You could use a Calc
function called Average to quickly find the average of range of numbers. Or you could use
the Sum function to find the sum of a cell range. Calc allows you to perform many a
different functions. Each function has a specific order, called syntax, which you must follow
strictly for the function to work correctly.
Writing a Function
1. All functions begin with the = sign.
2. After the = sign, define the function name (e.g., Sum).
3. Enclose one or more arguments -- numbers, text or cell references -- with parentheses. If
there is more than one argument, separate each by a comma.
There are many different functions that can be applied to Calc spreadsheets. Some of the more
common functions include:
Function Purpose
SUM Returns the sum of a range of numbers in the list of arguments
AVERAGE Returns the average of a range of numbers in the list of arguments
COUNT Counts how many numbers are in the list of arguments
MAX Returns the maximum value in a list of arguments
MIN Returns the smallest value in a list of arguments (text is evaluated as zero)
SUM function
The SUM function calculates the sum of all the numbers in the list of arguments. The arguments
for SUM may be cell references, constants, or combination of the two. The SUM function ignores
text and blank cells.
Consider the worksheet given below. The SUM function is applied in different ways in cells of
Column F displaying Total Score. In all the rows (Except Row 8) it yields the same result. In row
8, SUM function ignores the text and blank cells and finds the sum of numeric data.
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=SUM(A3:E3)
=SUM(A4;B4;C4;D4;E4)
=SUM(17;15;10;12;19)
=SUM(A6;B6:E6)
=SUM(A8:E8)
AutoSum
The AutoSum feature of Calc is a convenient tool for summing the number of a column or a row
quickly.
Here is a column of values depicting Basic salary given to employees of an organization.
To find the total basic salary given to all the employees, follow these steps:
Step 1: Click in the empty cell beneath the column of numbers.
(To add contents of a column, click under the last entry in the column,
whereas to add the contents of a row click in the cell to the right of the last entry in the row.)
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Step 3: Calc is smart enough to guess the range of cells you want to add. A border appears
around those cells included in the calculation.
A formula also appears automatically on the formula bar.
A Formula appears
automatically.
Step 4: If you are not satisfied with what Calc has guessed, you may select a different range. If
you want to accept the formula, click the formula bar Enterbutton ( ), or press Enter key.
Calc shows the sum of values.Here the cell displays 104500. The cell actually stores the formula
=SUM(C4:C8)
AutoSum: A tool on the Standard toolbar used to quickly add the contents of a row or a column.
AVERAGE function
The Averagefunction calculates the average, or arithmetic mean, of the arguments. The
formula used is very simple: =AVERAGE(arguments). The arguments can be cell references,
constants, or any combination of these.
The formula for finding averages of different numbers will depend on what arguments are
chosen. The AVERAGE function ignores text and blank cells but not zeroes.
Example:
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If you look at the above spreadsheet , you will notice that cell A6 is blank and A7 has a text
entry. The formula for finding averages of different numbers will depend on what arguments
are chosen. The AVERAGE function ignores text and blank cells but not zeroes.
The table shows in detail how Calc works to arrive at the result of average function for
different cells of worksheet shown above.
MAX Function
This function finds the maximum value in a list of arguments.
The MAX function may be used to find the highest marks in a column or row having marks of
students.
Consider the spreadsheet once again.
Figure: 1.54
The Table shows in detail how the different formulas of MAX function produce different results.
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Formula Cells and numbers under Result
reference
MIN Function
Like the MAX function finds the maximum value in a list, the MIN function finds the minimum
value in the list of arguments. You can use the MIN function to find the lowest marks secured by
a student.
Example:
Considering tha spreadsheet given below and look at the Table that shows in detail which cell
ranges produce what results for the MIN function.
Figure:1.55
COUNT Function
This function counts how many cells contain numbers including formulae with numeric answers.
It ignores blank cells, cells containing text, logical or error values.
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Figure:1.56
Note : In the above example, date entry 10/16/1967 is counted as a numeric value, as Calc
stores dates as number.
COUNTIF Function
As its name suggests, COUNTIF function counts things. But it counts things if a condition is met.
For example, counting how many students have got an A1 Grade.
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Figure:1.57
=COUNTIF(C2:C8;">=75") C2,C3,C4,C5,C6,C7,C8 5
(counts for
marks 75 and
above)
=COUNTIF(D2:D8;"A1") D2,D3,D4,D5,D6,D7,D8 1
(counts for
grades as A1)
=COUNTIF(D2:D8;"A2") D2,D3,D4,D5,D6,D7,D8 2
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Functions tab
Step 4 : Select the category from which you wish to have a function.
Choose
Category
Step 5 : Double Click the desired Function . The dialog box prompts you for the necessary data
and/or parameters to complete the formula.
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Result is displayed
Notice the Function Result field displays the answer as the formula is developed.
here
Step 6: Click the OK button to add the formula to the selected cell.
Error Results
If you have written a formula incorrectly, Calc displays errors. The following table lists some of
the common errors with their reasons.
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SNO ERROR REASON
1 #VALUE Occurs when formula
contains invalid data.
Obtaining Charts
Most spreadsheet packages include facilities for representing information in the form of a graph
or chart. The more common types of charts and graphs that are used are bar charts, pie charts
and line graphs.
A chart wizard is a useful tool that gives step-by-step help when drawing a graph or chart.
The first step in creating a graph or chart is to enter the data on the spreadsheet.
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The next step is to choose the type of chart or graph. A chart wizard can be used to help with
this. To use the chart wizard, Click the Chart Wizard button on the Standard toolbar, or go
via Chart optionon the Insert menu.
Follow the instructions of Chart wizard.The graph is automatically drawn by the spreadsheet
software. It can then be copied and pasted into other applications if required.
We will study how to draw different types of charts in detail in the next class.
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A function is a ready-to-use formula. It requires data, or values, called arguments, which
it uses to calculate results.
SUM function Returns the sum of a range of numbers .AVERAGE function Returns the
average of numbers in the list of arguments.COUNTfunction Counts how many numbers
are in the list of arguments.MAX function Returns the maximum value in a list of
arguments.MIN function - Returns the smallest value in a list of arguments (text is
evaluated as zero)
A pictorial representation of data on a worksheet is called a Chart.
Self Assessment
1. Calc is a
A. Spreadsheet program
B. Word Processing program
C. Calculator program
D. Drawing and painting program
4. Suppose the formula =SUM(A1:A5) was entered in cell A6. What best describes this formula?
A. find the sum of cells A1 to A5
B. find the sum of cells A1 and A5
C. find the sum of five cells immediately above
D. none of the above
11. Name the cell referencing if the cell references are: $A$2 , A2, A$2.
12. Which type of cell reference changes when copied to other cells?
13. What is the difference between relative and absolute cell referencing?
14. What is a function?
15. What is the purpose of arguments in a function?
16. What is a Chart? How can you draw a chart quickly for a given data on a worksheet?
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A B C D E F G
1 Company Unit Price of Unit Unit Total Sales Net
Code MotherBoard Price of Price of Price Tax Price
Keyboard Monitor
(5% of
the
total
price)
2 C01 14000 1500 4000
3 C02 13000 2000 3000
4 C03 13500 1600 2500
5 C04 12000 1300 2000
6 C05 15000 1200 3600
i) Calculate and display the total price for each company.Total price is the sum of
Motherboards, Monitors,Keyboards price.
ii) Calculate the sales tax (5% of total price) for each company.
iii) Calculate the net price as the sum of total price and sales tax for each company.
iv) Calculate the average unit price of motherboard, keyboard and monitor and display
it in appropriate cells in Row 7.
v) Find out the highest price and the lowest price of motherboard, keyboard and
monitor and display it in appropriate cells in Row 8 and 9.
2. Given below is a spreadsheet showing sales achieved by M & M company that sells different
types of computers.
Do the following:
I. Calculate total sales of each type of computer and display in column F.
II. Calculate highest sale in each month and display it in 10th row.
III. Calculate lowest sale in each month and display it in 11th row.
IV. Calculate total count of Sales figures in the above worksheet (Sales figures in B3:E5) and
display it in cell B12
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3. Create your personal budget for this month. A sample worksheet with partly filled data is
shown. Use formulas to find:
Suggested Reading
Reference books
Using OpenOfficeCalc 3 by Chris Deane
Websites
http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/category_index/spreadsheet.html
http://www.learnopenoffice.org/CalcTutorial17.htm
http://www.learnopenoffice.org/calccontents.htm
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DIGITAL PRESENTATION
3 Formatting Slides
Ignite Mind
"The audience only pays attention as long as you know where you are going"
Philip Crosby
Learning Objectives
After studying this unit the students will competencies to:
Introduction
Consider you want to tell your grandparents about your school, if you simply speak
about it, it becomes boring. How will you make it interesting? If your narration is also
supported by a set of pictures and sound, it becomes more attractive. You can write
about your school along with colourful pictures of your school, your friends and the
various activities that you learn. You can even add some sounds to it! Let us see how
we can do this! This can be done using an application which will help you to present
information in the form of a slide show.
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The Impress component of the Open Office combines both visual and verbal elements
to make presentations easier to understand for the audience. The way we "present"
our message decides how effective and well received it will be. The most popular uses
of digital presentations are in modern day learning, corporate training sessions,
business and marketing meetings, and sales gatherings. Even the normal teaching or
training becomes interactive by just using presentations in lectures. These days
school, colleges and institutions are using this powerful tool to provide tailor made
presentations to students for different topics of the syllabi of study which makes
learning easier, interactive and effective for students. In this Unit we are going to
learn how to use a presentation application to create simple presentations.
Resource Requirements
Hardware
A working computer system
Software
A Presentation Application (Preferably OOo Impress)
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Alternatively, you can startup Open Office by clicking on its icon on the desktop. A
welcome screen of OpenOffice.org opens as shown in Figure 1.2. To open OOo
Impress, you can directly click on the Presentation icon or click the File menu item
and select New -> Presentation from its options as shown in the Figure 1.2.
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Empty presentation It
creates a new empty
presentation from scratch
From template It uses an
inbuilt sample presentation
design as the base for
creating the new
presentation
Open existing presentation
It opens an already existing
presentation and allows you
to continue working on it. Figure 1.3 Presentation Wizard
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Choose the option to create an empty/ new presentation. You should choose the
option from template when you do not have the time to decide on appropriate
backgrounds and colour schemes. Templates make the work faster as you can inherit
the look and feel for your new presentation from an existing presentation. You can
choose any predesigned template from the list of available templates.
can be added and changed later. You can also select the speed of the transition effect
using the Speed drop down list.
The second part of this Wizard window allows you to select the presentation type.
Choose Default option to advance each slide manually on mouse click. Choose
automatic if you want the presentation to run automatically by setting the time
duration. Both these steps are optional so for now you can choose the default options.
Once you have made the necessary selections, click on Create button to end the
AutoPilot.
Impress Interface
OpenOffice-Impress has a Menu bar and Tool bar which will help you in creating the
presentation. Apart from the menu and tool bars, the Impress interface includes four
major areas, as shown in Figure 1.6.
Different View
Modes Task Pane: View
different panels
to perform
various actions
on the current
slide
Main
The Slide Pane in the left hand area shows the reduced image (thumbnail) of all the
slides in the opened presentation. The Task Pane in the right hand area contains tabs
for all styles, Layouts and tasks you can use for each slide in the presentation like
Slide Transition, Custom Animation. The central area shows the contents of the
selected slide and is used for designing one slide at a time. At the top of the central
area is the view tab which contains five different view options available in Impress for
viewing the presentation.
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Master Views
Impress provides five different views called Master views. These are Normal, Outline,
Notes, Handout and Slide Sorter views (Figure 1.7). Each view has a particular
purpose and advantage. A view can be accessed by clicking the corresponding tab
above the main workarea of the Impress window. Let us now try to understand the
purpose and advantages of different type of views.
1. Normal View: It is also known as the Slide view. It is the main working view
and is used to create and edit all the slides of a presentation. The slide area is
largest in this view.
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F
igure 1.9 Outline view
3. Notes View: It allows you to add notes about the slides. The notes will not be
shown in the presentation, but can be
printed out prior to the presentation for
the speaker to use as a reference. To
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each slide is included in the header area while information to be shown at the
bottom of each slide is included in the footer area. To choose a handout design:
Step 1 Click on the Handouts tab.
Step 2 Choose the Layout tab from the task pane to view the different available
handout layouts.
Step 3 Choose the desired layout.
Saving a Presentation
In order to save a presentation in
the Impress format (.odp), follow
some simple steps.
Step 1 Select File->Save As (for first
time save. Consequently just Step 3 Step 4
choose File->Save).
Step 2 A Save As dialog box opens
as shown in the Figure 1.13.
Step 3 Type in the name of the file
in the File Name text box.
Step 4 Click Save. Figure 1.13: Saving a file
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You can also save the presentation in other formats by selecting the desired format
from the Save as type drop down list. Impress also has an option of exporting the
presentation to a PDF (Portable Document Format). A PDF enables you to create a file
in a format which can be viewed by others with the help of Adobe Acrobat Reader but
cannot be edited.
You can save your presentation in pdf file by following the steps given below:
Closing a Presentation
Step 1 Select File->Close. If the current file is not yet saved, Impress will display a
dialog box with Save and Discard options as
shown in Figure1.15.
Step 2 Select Save if the presentation has to
be saved and then follow the steps used to
save a presentation. Select Discard if the
presentation is to be discarded.
Figure 1.15: Saving a modified file
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Exiting Impress
To close all open presentations and exit Impress go to File >Exit (Figure
1.17). Impress will ask you if you wish to save the open presentations
before exiting. Save or discard the changes as desired. Alternatively you
can click on the cross button in the right hand corner of the Impress
window.
Summary
Impress is a presentation software of OOo suite.
A presentation is a collection of slides arranged in a sequential manner to
provide information on a topic
A slide is a single page of a presentation
Slide Pane, Task Pane, Slide Area, View Area are four most essential interface
elements of Impress screen
Impress provides five different Master views namely Normal, Outline, Notes,
Handout and Slide Sorter
Open Office Impress saves a file with an extension .odp.
The Presentation Wizard helps create new presentation, create a presentation
using a template or open an existing presentation.
Templates are the set of predesigned formats that include text, layouts, colour
schemes, etc.
The autopilot is a series of screens that will allow you to quickly set various
options for your new presentation
Headers contain text to be added at the top of every slide and footers contain
text to be added at the bottom of every slide in a presentation
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Entering Text
Text can be entered and edited in the Normal View. If you choose the layout with a
text box placeholder, then you can straight away start typing in the text box.
Placeholder is a box with dotted or hatch marked borders that is part of most slide
layouts. Alternatively, it is possible to create a new text box by clicking on the Text
icon. Click on the icon, then drag to create a text box as shown in Figure 1.19.
Release the mouse button and then start typing. A text box can be inserted anywhere
on a slide.
Text Icon
Text Box
Figure 1.19 Adding a Text Box
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A text box can be treated as an object like a graphics image and can be dragged to
different positions on the slide. It can also be resized. The text can be formatted in
the same way as text in a writer document file.
Deleting Text
In order to delete text, highlight the text you want to delete by dragging the cursor
over the letters, and pressing the delete key. Alternatively, click on the selection
rectangle around the text so that its border changes from hatch marks to one with
handles, and then press the delete key.
Changing Case
You can change the case of the letters in a text by selecting Home>Change Case (Aa)
from the Font menu bar. The following options are available:
Sentence case: Capitalizes the first letter of the first word in the sentence.
Lowercase: Changes the letters to lowercase.
UPPERCASE: Changes the letters to uppercase.
Title case: Capitalizes the first letter of every word and the rest to lower case.
Toggle case: Changes the first letter of every word to lowercase and
capitalizes the remaining letters.
Aligning text
You can align text within a text box along the margins in the same way that it can be
aligned in tables and pages of a document page. Click anywhere in the text and click
the appropriate icon on the Text formatting toolbar.
Click anywhere inside the text box.
Click on the icon of left, centre, right or justified alignment on the formatting
tool bar to align the text.
There are many alternate ways to insert a new slide as illustrated in Figure 1.21.
Method 1
Method 2 Method 3
In order to add a
slide in between
two slides, follow
these steps:
Right-click on the Slides pane and select
New Slide from the pop-up menu (works in Step 1 Right Click
Normal, Outline and Notes view) as shown in the
or Right-click on the main work area in Slide Blank Area between two slides in the
Sorter view and select New Slide from the Slide pane towards left side of the
pop-up menu. screen.
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Copying a Slide
While creating presentations, it is sometimes required to copy and paste certain slides
from a different presentation or from the same presentation to a different location.
In order to Copy a slide, follow the given steps:
Duplicating a Slide
Duplicating a slide is another technique that you may require as you work on creating
presentations. For example, you may want to repeat a slide later in the presentation
with slight changes to make a different point to
the audience. When you duplicate a slide, you
make an exact copy of it. The quickest way to
add slides to an existing presentation is to
duplicate the slides. Duplicating a slide can be
done in Normal View.
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Step 1 Select the slide which has to be duplicated by clicking on it in the Slide pane
Step 2 Select Duplicate Slide option from the Insert menu as shown in Figure1.23
Step 3 Impress immediately inserts a duplicated slide just below the original slide and
is displayed in the work area.
Notice that the newly inserted slide would take the next sequential slide number in
the presentation.
Duplicating a slide is a good way to prevent having slides with too much information
crowded on them. Try duplicating the overcrowded slide and split the points over two
or more slides. All the formatting, backgrounds and so on will be preserved.
To change the order of the slides, you need to go to the Slide Sorter view, which
shows thumbnail pictures of each of your slides. This view allows you to quickly view
your slides and rearrange them if necessary. To change the order, follow the steps
given below:
Deleting slides
(i) To delete a slide, select the slide to be deleted in the Slides pane on the left of
the screen. Press the Delete key on the keyboard. The remaining slides will
renumber themselves appropriately. Alternatively, you can use the Slide sorter
view to delete the slides.
(ii) Switch to Slider sorter view by clicking on the Slide Sorter tab just above the
slide or choose View>Slide Sorter from the menu. Click on the thumbnail version
of the slide you wish to remove and press the Delete key on the keyboard. The
remaining slides will renumber themselves appropriately.
It is also possible to delete slides that are not in sequential order. To do this first
select all the slides to be deleted keeping the CTRL key pressed. Then press the
delete key on the keyboard.
Summary
Placeholders are the boxes with dotted borders capable of containing different
content.
Sentence case, lowercase, uppercase, title case and toggle case are options
available for changing case in the Format menu
Various alignment options namely left, right, centered and justified are
available to align text in a textbox
You can insert new slides anywhere in a presentation
You can make any number of copies or duplicates of an already created slide
Copying a slide is different from duplicating a slide
You can change the order of the slides or delete slides from a presentation
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Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 6
Step 5
Step 7
A docked toolbar is one which is fixed along an edge of the window while a floating
toolbar is one which is not fixed along any edge and can be moved from one place to
another. To convert a docked toolbar to a floating toolbar and vice-versa: Control +
double click a blank area of the toolbar. To dock a toolbar at a different edge,
Control+ drag the floating toolbar to the desired edge. To move a docked toolbar,
click on its handle and drag it to the new location.
Docked
Toolbar Toolbars
Handle
Floating
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Drawing toolbar
The icons on the drawing toolbar can be used to draw different types of shapes, block arrows,
stars and flowchart symbols.
Formatting Text
text attributes of the entered text like changing the font size, colour, making it
bold, italicized or underlined as learnt while working with Open Office Writer
documents.
character attributes (like character spacing, positioning, font effects and
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All these options are available on the Text formatting toolbar as shown in the
following figure. If a toolbar is not visible choose View > Toolbars > Text Formatting.
Common Text
Bullets and Character
formatting features
Alignment Options Numbering Options Button
To add text of different styles for headings use the Fontwork Gallery tool
(Figure 1.27). This tool is present on the Drawing tool bar. To create text of different
styles using the Fontwork Gallery follow the given steps:
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To create a list in a text box inserted using the Text icon, follow the given steps:
Keep the following points in mind while working with bullets and numbering:
Press Shift + Enter to start a new line without creating a new bullet or number.
Each time you press tab the line indents to the new outline level.
Pressing Enter creates a new line at the same level as the previous one.
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Slide Transitions
Slide transitions are
the effects that take
place when a slide
gives way to the next one in the Step 3
presentation. You can apply the
same transition effect to all slides
in the presentation or apply
different transition effects to
different slides. To add Slide
transition follow the given steps: Step 5
Step 3: Choose a speed for the transition. You can also select a sound that will
activate when the slide changes but this is optional.
Step 4: Click on Apply to all Slides button near the bottom of the task pane to apply
the same effect to all slides.
Step 5: To set slides to advance after a set time, click on the Automatically After box
and set the time using the up and down arrows. Alternatively click on the On mouse
click option to manually advance the slides.
Animation Effects
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Animations are similar to Transition effects, but they are applied to individual
elements within a single slide. Animation effects must be applied from Normal View.
To add an animation effect :
Step 1: Select the object and then choose "Custom Animation" from the "Slide Show"
menu or click on the Custom Animation tab in the Tasks pane.
Step 2: Click Add to open the Custom Animation dialog box. The Choices in the dialog
box may vary depending on the selected object; for example, pictures and text have
different Emphasis choices. The dialog box has various tabs.
Step 3: Choose the appropriate option as explained below:
To choose the animation to be applied when the object is placed on the
screen, use an effect from the Entrance tab, for example Fly In or Dissolve In.
Use the Emphasis tab to apply an effect that changes the font color or applies
special effects to the text such as blinking text.
To choose the effect to be applied when the object is leaving the page, use the
Exit tab.
If you want the object to move along a line or curve, select an animation from
the Motion Paths page.
Choose an effect from one of the pages of this dialog box and choose the speed and
duration of the effect
Step 4: Click OK to save the effect and return to the Custom Animation page.
Step 5: Choose how to start the animation effect. You have three choices for starting
an animation effect:
On clickthe animation stops at this effect until the next mouse click.
With previousthe animation runs at the same time as the previous animation.
After previousthe animation runs as soon as the previous animation ends.
Step 6: Choose the Speed
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Step 2
Step 3
Step 5
Step 6
Step 4
The slide master or a Master Page is a slide that contains elements that are common
to all slides to have a uniform look throughout the presentation. You can insert
pictures, images, draw objects onto a master page and the same will appear on each
page of the presentation that uses that master page. A presentation can have more
than one Master Page.
Summary
Slide Background and Properties can be changed using the Page Setup dialog
box
Textbox is a placeholder where you can insert and manipulate text
Fontgallery is used to add text in different styles
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Bulleted and numbered lists can be created using the Bullets and Numbering
option of the Format menu
A slide master is a slide that controls the basic formatting of all slides based on
it
Slide transitions are the effects that take place when a slide gives way to the
next one in the presentation.
Custom Animation effects can be added to individual slide elements
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Graphics are used to enhance the presentation. To insert a picture follow the given
steps:
Step 1: Choose the Insert > Picture > From File option
Step 2: Select the file from which a picture is to be inserted
Step 3: Click "Insert". The picture will appear on the current slide.
Once the picture is inserted onto the slide, you can click on it to select it. Once
selected, you can move it around the slide with your mouse, resize it (by dragging one
of the little green boxes along the sides),
or delete it by pressing the Delete key.
You can also rotate the picture using the
Rotate button available on the drawing
toolbar.
Adding 3D Effects
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Tables are one of the most recent features added in version OpenOffice.org 3.0. It is
very easy to understand data presented in a tabular format and hence it is very
popular tool. You have two ways to add tables in Impress:
The easiest way to add a table to an Impress slide is to:
Step 1 Select Insert > Table
Step 2 Select the number of rows and columns to add.
The result is a table in the center of the page that you will almost certainly want to
resize before using. The table is colored in the currently selected table style, and, in
many cases, you will probably want to change that as well, so that the table matches
or contrasts with your slide design.
Alternatively, you can create a table by using the Table Design tab.
Step 1 Click the Table Design tab in the Task Pane on the right side of the editing
window.
Step 2 Choose the table design from the eleven basic designs.
To customize a table, click anywhere within it. If you want to adjust a particular cell,
click within it; if you want to adjust a group of cells, select them with the mouse.
When a table is selected, a border of backslashes with green handles displays around
it. Pass the mouse over the border until a cursor consisting of four arrows is visible,
and you can drag the mouse to reposition the table anywhere on the slide. Drag on
one of the handles, and you can resize the table in the same way as you do a window
on a desktop. In addition, whenever you select a table, the Table floating task bar
pops up. The options available on the Table toolbar help us to do all the possible
operations on a table as explained below:
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Adding a hyperlink
Hyperlink feature is used to create a link from one slide to another slide or to
another document. Hyperlink can be created to:
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Step 2: A dialogue box appears with various options for giving the link as shown in the
following figure.
Step 3: Choose the option Document for giving the link in the same presentation.
Step 4: Click on the Target in Document button to open a dialog box that shows
various slides that you can link to
Step 8: Select the Frame as self to open the link in the same frame
The text would appear in different colour and a hand icon appears on it when you
place the cursor on that text indicating that the link has been created successfully.
Summary
Pictures can be added to a presentation to improve the visual appeal of a
presentation
Tables can be inserted in a presentation to display information in rows and
columns
A hyperlink is a link from one slide to another slide
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To view the presentation click on the "Slide Show" button or go to the "Slide Show"
menu and select "Slide Show". The shortcut key for this feature is "F9". Use the arrow
keys on the keyboard to go to the next slide or to go back the previous one. You can
also click the mouse or press the spacebar on the keyboard to advance to the next
slide When the last slide appears, the message "Click to exit presentation" appears.
Click the mouse or press any key to exit the presentation.
You can press the escape key at any time to exit the slide show.
Before displaying your presentation, you can configure the basic slide show settings
using the Slide Show Settings option from the Slide Show menu. This dialog box helps
you define the basic settings for your slide show as shown in the figure. After
selecting the desired options click on OK.
Step 4 Set the option whether all slides or selected slides are to be printed. Choose
the option All slides if the entire presentation is to be printed. Choose the option
Slides to specify the numbers of the slides to be printed which can be a range or a
group of non-contiguous slides. Choose the option Selection if slides were selected
before opening the print dialog box.
Step 6 Choose the content to be printed Slide, Handout, Notes or Outline and
specify the number of slides to be printed per page. You can also control the order of
the slides being printed from the Order list.
Step 3
Step 5
Step 4
Step 6
Step 7
You can also customize how many slides are to be printed on a page using the Page
Layout tab of the Print dialog Box as shown in the figure
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Step 5 Choose the brochure option to print the slides as a brochure and select the
slides to be printed.
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
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Develop your content first, and then add slides as necessary. Use Guy
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Summary
A slide show is the display of all slides of a presentation shown one after the
other on the screen
A slide show can be customized to display nonconsecutive selected slides or
consecutive slides starting from a particular slide
Selected slides / Entire presentation can be printed in different formats
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1. ____________ are the boxes with dotted or hatch marked borders that are part of
most slide layouts.
A. Slides
B. Placeholders
C. Task Pane
D. None of the above
2. A page of the Impress presentation that displays some information about a topic is
called
A. Textbox
B. Placeholder
C. Slide
D. Text Box
4. To take one slide from a presentation and put it to another presentation you will
choose:
A. Duplicate slide option
B. Copy Slide option
C. Insert New slide option
D. None of the above
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i) Add the companys logo (stored as a file on her computer) on the first slide.
ii) Add an effect while shifting from one slide to another during a slide show.
iii) Connect Slide 4 to Slide 9 directly.
iv) Add slide numbers automatically at the bottom of each page.
v) Display the new projects of the company year wise in a formatted manner.
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Suggested Reading
Reference books
Open Office.Org 3.3 Impress Guide
by ODFAuthors Team (Creative Commons Attribution 2.5)
Friends of OpenDocument Inc
Beginning OpenOffice 3: From Novice to Professional
by Andy Channelle
Apress
Its Not What You Say, Its How You Say It
by Joan Detz
St. Martins Griffin
Websites
http://inpics.net/impress.html
http://www.learnopenoffice.org/ui.html
http://www.zisman.ca/Impress/index.html
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/O
Oo3.3_User_Guide_Chapters
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Right to Privacy 4 1
Netiquettes 4 1
Ignite Mind
"Simplicity is not the goal; it is the byproduct of good idea and modest expectation"
Paul Rand
Learning objectives
After studying this unit the students will be able to:
Explain the importance of Right to Privacy.
Demonstrate expected etiquettes while working on Internet.
Demonstrate expected soft skills
Introduction
We have now learnt how to use a computer for various purposes. We have also learnt how to use
Internet and emails. This is the right time to understand various ethical, social, and health
issues related to the use of technology and electronic equipment. We should also know what
soft skills are and how to develop these. Our IT education remains incomplete without this
knowledge.
Resource requirement
Hardware
A working computer system
Software
A web browser
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ELEMENT 1-RIGHT TO PRIVACY
Consider the following situations:
1. "Anita goes to a Dance class institute for learning Kathak. Her instructor asks her to fill in
Admission form in which she has to enter details like Name, Address, Phone number, Father's
name etc. After a few days Anita starts getting numerous telephone calls from a few
coaching institutes asking her to join their coaching courses. On investigation, Anita came to
know that the Dance class institute had given her phone number to these coaching institutes
without her permission.
Was the Dance Class institutes management right in passing her phone number to other
institutes without her permission?
2. "Sujata teaches IT course to class 9. She was entering marks while processing results of
students when she had to leave her computer for meeting the Principal. Amit, a student goes
and peeps at the teacher's computer screen and notes down some students result. He also
changes the marks of a few students.
Is Amit doing anything wrong?
There may be many such situations where people try to steal someones data or pass on the
information about someone without his/her permission. Suppose this happens to you. You may
have some specific information about yourself, which you dont want to share with anyone. Will
you like someone to disclose that information about you? Definitely not. What will happen if
someday you find that personal and private information about you is made available publicly on
facebook? You definitely do not want this to happen ever. This is because you want people to
respect your privacy.
In this age of information technology the issue of privacy is a major concern. All the information
(photos, email-ids, status updates, religion, bank account details, credit card pin, date of birth,
passwords, mailing addresses, mobile numbers, confidential data of a company or individual
etc., or any other information) that is once uploaded can be stored permanently on web
servers. There are millions of registered users on each social networking site. What will happen if
this information may be sold to companies wanting the details of potential customers?
It is not only the information that people upload themselves. There are many unwanted
software like spyware that record every keystroke or mouse click that we use. They send this
information to their parent organizations. This way the information about our user name, visited
sites and used applications etc. is constantly transmitted to some web server without our
knowledge.
Privacy concerns exist wherever uniquely identifiable data relating to a person or persons are
collected and stored. Various types of personal information are often associated with privacy
concerns. For various reasons, individuals may object to personal information such as their
religion, political orientation, or personal activities etc. being revealed. This is because people
want to avoid discrimination, personal embarrassment, or damage to their professional
reputations. Such are the cases where right to privacy comes into action.
include sensitive information too. While life without Internet is simply unimaginable, we need
to be aware of the significant dangers that come along. We face a great risk while we put our
information/data on a public domain or on the net. So, we need to be very careful and must
know the risks involved and methods to save us from any loss tangible or intangible.
Given below are some areas where risk is involved and some precautions to avoid these risks:
a) Risk: Getting trapped by fake websites
Precautions:
1. Always use the latest versions of the browsers as these will come with updated inbuilt
filters that can spot many fake websites. Using outdated version of browser may have
serious security flaws that allow malicious websites to read/damage your files, steal
your passwords and much more.
2. Identify potential harmful sites and avoid visiting them. Some search results may show
a warning next to them << This website may be harmful to your computer>>. You
should not visit such websites as they may result in activation of some malicious code
on your computer. This may lead to usage of your computer by someone else without
your knowledge and you may lose valuable data (stolen or corrupted). Some browsers
give visual cues on whether a site is safe or not. Green tells you it is safe and the site
is legitimate. Red tells you to stop, usually because the site isnt secure.
b) Risk: Greed to get something for free
Precautions:
1. Many websites claim to have the best tools for removing spyware and malware. Often,
these are used as a payload to launch spyware and malware. Avoid using such fake
spyware/malware removal tools. Avoid downloading games/free software from
unofficial websites. They may contain virus or spyware.
2. Do not download & install cracked/pirated software. It is illegal. Also, the websites
that provide serials/keys & cracks may install malicious software on your computer.
c) Risk: Sale and misuse of personal information
Precautions:
1. Read the end user license before joining any social networking site.
2. Never share personal information like your name, address, phone number and pictures
on such sites. Profile pictures are more vulnerable to misuse.
3. Be careful while logging on the social sites from a public computer such as cyber caf
where someone might have installed a key logger & would later access your account.
4. Do not use the same password that you use at work on a social networking site. Use
different passwords for different accounts.
5. Be careful while clicking on links posted by people on such sites as some links may
include malware.
6. Be careful in accepting the friend requests coming your way.
7. Set the privacy of account carefully. Do not make everything public.
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Social sites that allow one to post pictures and information about us and anyone else too offer
great flexibility but opportunities to young minds to be carried away easily. We should not let
momentary pleasure get us in trouble.
Information Technology Act, 2000 suggests penalty for breach of confidentiality and privacy
through section 43 and section 72.
[www.mit.gov.in/sites/upload.../itact2000/it_amendment_act2008.pdf]
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Summary
We must protect our privacy and respect privacy of others while working on internet.
We must know and follow the best practices to protect our privacy while we are
connected to Internet for any purpose - just for surfing, social networking, on-line
banking, or chatting or for any other purpose.
Information Technology Act, 2000 suggests penalty for breach of confidentiality and privacy
through section 43 and section 72.
Self-Assessment
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ELEMENT 2 NETIQUETTES
The word Netiquettes is formed by combining two words: Net and Etiquettes. Here Net refers to
Internet and Etiquettes refers to good manners. Therefore, Netiquettes refers to good manners
which we must follow while using the Internet for any purpose. These manners make
the Internet experience pleasant for everyone. Like other forms of etiquettes, netiquettes are
concerned with matters of courtesy in communications. Following are some of the Netiquettes
which we all must follow:
General Netiquettes
Respect Privacy of others
Don't distribute other people's emailaddresses to strangers by emailor by posting
messages to the online social networking sites unless the email is on a public work and
obviously intended for distribution. Otherwise, you may be responsible for someone
getting spam email from commercial sites, and strange email from unwanted strangers.
Be ethical user
If you use software/service/product, pay for it. Getting free movies or software from
inauthentic sites is similar to stealing.
Respect rules cyber rules and copyright rules
It is easy to copy something from the Internet and fake it as your original work. But if the
material is copy-righted and we use it for commercial purpose, then we may be punished
legally for copyright violation. Always get permission from the author for any use of such
material and clearly identify the author of work.
Be polite online
Do not be harsh or abusive online. Cyber world also has rules of conduct. You should not
use the privilege of not being face to face.
Netiquettes of eMailing (these areas are also covered under NVEQ Level 1 Unit 3)
Useful Subject Lines
Make the subject line catch the eye of the reader. The subject line should be brief, does not
need to be a complete sentence, and should give a clue to the contents of the message. It may
be:
Re: or RE: If the message is in response to another piece of email.
URGENT: for time-critical messages.
REQ: For requests
FYI: for non-urgent information that requires no response from the other person.
Quote Documents
When referring to previous email, one should explicitly quote that document to provide context.
Keep the messages short
People online are busy; don't waste their time. It is always possible to follow up with those that
need more information.
Use line breaks
Limit the line length to 65 to 70 characters and use line breaks.
Watch the spelling
It's easy to let it go, but sending out messages with misspelled words is a bad sign to the
recipient.
Use proper Intonations
Use both upper and lower case letters. It is considered rude to write in all caps as it will convey
the emotion of shouting.
Test the message
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While sending an important message, test it by sending it to yourself first. This will give a chance
to see how it looks before sending it for real.
Use the bcc feature
When sending a message to multiple recipients, use the bcc (blind carbon copy) function in the
email program, to make sure that the recipients do not know who else received the message.
Keep the attachments small
AOL, among others, sets a size limit on the attachments sent with an email. One way around this
limitation is to use a link directly to an HTML file loaded on the companys website.
Use Autoresponders
Using Autoresponders to handle the most frequently requested information people ask from you is
a great way to more fully automate the online efforts. This feature is also very useful when the
one is out for long vacation or in case of medical urgencies.
Summary
Netiquettes are the etiquettes to be followed while using internet.
Netiquettes include General Netiquettes, Netiquettes of emailing, and Netiquettes of
social networking.
Netiquettes are concerned with matters of courtesy in communications on the internet.
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Self-Assessment
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4. On the Internet
A. We should help others
B. We should not help others
C. We are not helped by others
D. We should not be helped by others
5. Mohan wanted to email a motivating story to 20 of his friends. He does not want these
friends about to whom else has he sent the mail. Therefore he should put their email
addresses in:
A. To: box of email
B. Cc: box of email
C. Bcc: box of email
D. It is not possible.
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4. We should always remember to completely ________, after completing the banking
session.
5. We should always use routers one that have a __________ installed on them.
6. The word Netiquettes is a combination of the words ___________ and ________.
7. When referring to previous email, one should explicitly quote that document to provide _____.
8. We should answer our emails ___________.
9. We should not send ________ friend requests to people whom we dont know.
10. We must not post any status which may _________ others.
11. We must not post pictures of others without their ________.
Suggested Reading
Websites
http://www.klis.com/computers+health/
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/EHS/prod/general/ergo/compwork.html
http://ergonomics.about.com/od/office/ss/computer_setup.htm
http://mit.gov.in/content/cyber-laws
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Ignite Mind
"It is from still mind that many wondrous discoveries and inventions have taken birth.
In such a mind, all the secrets of the universe spontaneously manifest like images
upon a screen"
Amrita Anandamayi Ma
Learning Objectives
After studying this unit the students will be able to:
Introduction
After gaining the basic knowledge related to Information Technology in the previous
units, it becomes important for you to visit an office environment.
The Work Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities offered in RMIT Business programs
equip students to meet this demand. WIL is the term given to an activity or program
that integrates academic learning with its application in the workplace, that is, it
combines theory with practice. There is a range of WIL opportunities offered in
Business programs including:
Resource Requirements
Hardware
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Software
GUI Operating System
Office Tools (Preferably Open Office, downloadable from openoffice.org)
Internet Browser
The learning outcomes are broader than those generally found in a classroom
environment. It will enable students to develop competencies that allow them to play
an effective and efficient role as employees in an organization. The unit includes
activities that would stimulate critical thinking and creativity among the students as
part of a team. Role play, group work, video clip shows, online discussions and blogs,
etc. are also to be used as methods for imparting the necessary competencies. It will
enable an environment for exploring employment opportunities, increased disciplined
thinking, positive work values and ethics, motivation to learn and improve
performance, teamwork and co-operation.
When you will visit any office premises of an organization, you will find most of them
working on some or the other office tools or specific application tools. The most
commonly used of such applications is the documentation tool i.e. Word (or Word
Processor). Other such common applications are as follows:
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Spreadsheet
Presentation
Internet (For communicating and searching for information from Internet)
Now, let us go to one of such office setup, and see how they are using these tools,
and what specific tasks are being accomplished using such tools in the office.
(i) Official letter: An official letter is normally composed of the following parts:
1. Letter Head bearing the company logo, name of the office and its address
2. File Reference Number of the communication (on left hand side)
3. Date of the communication (on left hand side)
4. Name, Designation and address of the Addressee
5. Subject of the letter
6. Salutation (e.g. Sir/Madam, Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Mr./Mrs./Dr./Prof.______)
7. Main content of the letter
8. Closing line
9. Signature, name & designation of the sender
Ref: LNF-HR-2012-OPQ-1
Date: 31-March-2012
Congratulations! We here by inform you that you have been appointed as Senior Executive
Marketing in our company with a yearly package of 3,40,000.00. Your job profile will
involve Delhi-NCR Travel. In addition to your salary, company will cover your transport and
telephone expenses as per actual expenditure incurred by you.
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You will directly report to Mr. V.S. Patnaik, GM (Marketing) and you will be bound to follow
the company rules and policies.
Sincerely Yours
Neel Kidwai
Sr.Manager (HR)
Scenario 2: Let us take another example, where the Finance Manager is typing a
letter to Branch Manager of a Bank requesting for a loan to start a new project of
constructing a branch office of the company in an Industrial area. The Finance
Manager has already submitted the project papers to the bank.
Brach Manager
Money Over Money Bank of World
Hari Sriniwas Nagar
India
Dear Sir,
This is in continuation of our application no. 12/KB-23910 dated May-12-2012 with regard to
request to sanction of 3.5 Crore loan for the new project Get-Connect of our company. I
would like to inform you that the government has approved the construction plans and
approved the architectural drawings for the same. Now, the company is planning to start the
construction of the buildings within a month time.
Keeping in view of the above, I would like to request you to sanction the loan before June
15, 2012 so that we start hiring Construction Company and procure the building materials.
Sincerely Yours
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Scenario 3: Now, let us go to purchase department and see how the purchase
manager places order for some items using documentation tool.
TSJEC-PO-PTA-2012-001
Date: 31-May-2012
Sincerely Yours
(ii) Personal letter: A personal letter is normally composed of the following parts:
1. Date of the communication (on left hand side)
2. Salutation (e.g. Dear _____/Respected _______)
3. Main content of the letter
4. Closing line
5. Signature, name
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Dear Mom,
I am so glad to inform you that I got the result of first semester exams just an hour ago and I
got the highest marks in all the subjects. I just received a congratulation email from Prof.
Verma. I am very happy and excited. Please share this news with dad and tell him that I kept
my promise.
With regards,
Yours
Priyam
Drawing and maintaining budgets is one of the important task that needs to be done
either at home or in office. Similarly, maintaining details around petty cash expenses,
time cards etc that many small and large organizations need to maintain. Try
maintaining such data in simple text files with no calculation abilities of spreadsheets
or on paper and you will easily figure out the problems and repetitive tasks you have
to perform. Many businesses use spreadsheets to calculate balance sheets, profit and
loss accounts and cash books. You can prepare a cash flow analysis for monitoring and
predicting likely income and expenditure to keep in track with financial affairs.
You can easily prepare a detailed budget with spreadsheets. The calculations can
easily be done by entering appropriate formulas and getting the totals and
differences.
Similarly you may easily predict changes in values such as effects of a price change on
costs, discounts and profit. A fixed table can be prepared to show these changes but
more significantly the figures could be changed from time to time to reflect new
situations with same formulas in place.
You can perform bank reconciliation; calculate jobs costs, taxes, schedule payments,
forecast profits and control stocks. In all these tasks the spreadsheet proves to be a
very important tool in simplifying the computation process and production of the
results.
In data collection and analysis, spreadsheets can be used to record, present and
analyses the results of polls, surveys and research.
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Scenario 1: The following example of spreadsheet will help to simply enter the actual
expense details and find the balance after each expenditure. The user will be able to
do all the required calculations easily using some formulae and functions of the
spreadsheet.
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=(D3-8)
Project plan presentations can be made by the project managers for two different
purposes (i) to be shown to seniors to get approvals and (ii) to help project members
to understand the project and implement the project as per the plan. This
presentation contains all the steps required to be implemented/followed to achieve
the desired goal of the project.
Corporate training presentations are similar to the presentations, which are used by a
teacher to teach a concept in classrooms. It contains the information points, pictures
and illustrations to train employees on a particular topic. Most of the companies are
making use of these presentations for training employees on various IT
tools/applications and work enhancement skills.
Practice Time
In this example of spreadsheet, you have to help Ms Ruhi, who is working as Academic
Coordinator in Gyan Shiksha School in Delhi, India. She has entered grades obtained
by students in the Board examination in a spreadsheet similar to the one shown
below. Help her to enter, functions & formulae to calculate various values such as
Total Number of A1s,A2s, etc in each subject and subject name with Max. Number
A1s & E grade.
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She is expected to send the following to the principal of the school through e-mail as
the principal is abroad for a conference. Help her to:
a) Analyse the result in different subjects. The result analysis should display the
total number of individual grades obtained in different subjects and maximum
no. of A1 grades and E grades.
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Regards
Ruhi Singh
(Academic Coordinator)
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Summary
Documentation tool helps in official/personal letter writing
Presentation tool helps in making and presenting Company Introduction,
Project Plan, Product Promotions, and Corporate Training etc.
Spreadsheet tool helps in making tabulated calculations such as computation of
petty cash expenses, overtime of employees etc.
Internet is ultimate need of the modern offices it enhances productivity and
saves time.
Paperless office saves environment
Emails, Chat, Video-Conferencing help in effective communication between
two or many people.
Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
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Typically, in schools, there is a management committee at the top level, who appoints a principal to run
the school on day-to-day basis on the policies, rules and regulations led down by the management. Vice
Principal and Headmistress/Headmasters come at the third level, who directly report to Principal on
day-to-day basis and take directions. Middle School and Primary School Teachers report to Headmistress
on day-to-day basis, whereas in senior school, teachers may take directions from head of the
department of various subjects.
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Personal Assistant
Data Entry Operator
Office Assistant
Personal details: Usually contains name, address, date of birth, telephone number,
email address.
Summary
Organizational structures are used to depict the structural hierarchy of an
organization
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Self Assessment
S.No. I am able to Yes No
Assessment
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Tabulated calculations can be done using
A. Documentation tool
B. Presentation tool
C. Spreadsheet tool
D. None of the above
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A. Spreadsheet tool
B. Documentation tool
C. Presentation tool
D. Video Conferencing
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Suggested Reading
Reference books
Beginning OpenOffice 3: From Novice to Professional by Andy Channelle
Walt Disneys Creative Organization Chart by Delphine Hirasuna
The Boundaryless Organization: Breaking the Chains of Organizational Structure
Websites
http://www.Openoffice.org
http://www.website-writing.com
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